get (someone) by the balls



get (someone) by the balls

vulgar To gain complete control or dominance over someone; to have someone at one's mercy. With all that evidence against you, I'd say the police have got you by the balls. Sometimes, I think Mark's wife has got him by the balls.
See also: ball, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yijun-Chinese
GracÍLiagrə-SEEL-yəPortuguese
Feidhlimidh-Irish
Uzochi-Western African, Igbo
DevonDEV-ən, də-VAHNEnglish
Bertha['bə:θə]