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
Lenora[lə'nɔ:rə]
Dumitru-Romanian
Liss-Norwegian
Siranush-Armenian
Adedayo-Western African, Yoruba
&Aelig;Lfweard-Anglo-Saxon