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
Mckee[me'ki:]
Oihana-Basque
Auroraow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
RÉBecca-French
Dagrun-Norwegian
Yael-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew