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
AimÉE	e-ME	French
Cleisthenes	KLIES-thə-neez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Lanzo	LAHN-tso (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Kriemhild	KREEM-hilt (German)	German, Germanic Mythology
SvĚTlana	-	Czech
Aldred	['ɔ:lrid]