handle;excuse;ground;a scarlet in the cupboard; smoking gun (sth that serves as a conclusive evidence or proof,esp.,of a crime) 我没有～在他手里。He has no handle on me;He has nothing on me; He cannot manipulate me; He has got no abusive evidence against me;I am not vulnerable to his attack on me. 不要给人～。Don’t do anything that others can hold against you./给人～give sb a handle