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
Florrie['flɔri]
Ekenedilichukwu-Western African, Igbo
Eupraxia-Ancient Greek
Demeter (2)-Hungarian
JessamynJES-ə-minEnglish (Rare)
Eloisae-lo-EE-zahItalian