get the goods on

Verb

 * 1)  To acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.
 * 2) * 2000 April 6, Alexander Walker, "Erin Brockovich" (film review), London Evening Standard (UK) (retrieved 22 Nov 2011) :
 * And the film shows how mother-care can be more convincing than a legal brief in getting the goods on the corporate villains.
 * 1) * 2002 Sept. 26, "California Culprits" (editorial), New York Times (retrieved 22 Nov 2011) :
 * [T]he state's flawed deregulation scheme practically invited unscrupulous behavior. Still, it's encouraging that Washington is finally getting the goods on the manipulators.
 * And the film shows how mother-care can be more convincing than a legal brief in getting the goods on the corporate villains.
 * 1) * 2002 Sept. 26, "California Culprits" (editorial), New York Times (retrieved 22 Nov 2011) :
 * [T]he state's flawed deregulation scheme practically invited unscrupulous behavior. Still, it's encouraging that Washington is finally getting the goods on the manipulators.