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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anastazija	-	Croatian, Slovene
Dominique	['dɔmini:k]
StanisŁAw	stah-NEE-swahf	Polish
Filip	FEE-lip (Dutch), FEE-leep (Polish, Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Mac
Hicks	[hiks]
Nada (2)	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian