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
MirjamMIR-yahm (German), MEER-yahm (Finnish)Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Sabellius-Late Roman
RÜŞEn-Turkish
Suniti-Indian, Hindi
Pallas (2)-Greek Mythology
Suzana-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Portuguese (Brazilian)