have a man by the balls



have a man by the balls

tv. to have a man in a position where he has little choice but to do what one says. (Usually objectionable.) She’s really got him by the balls. He will go along with whatever she wants.
See also: ball, have, man

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wenonawə-NON-əEnglish (Rare)
Eddy['edi]
RenÁTaRE-nah-taw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Gracianograh-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
PrimoŽ-Slovene
Noor (2)NO:R (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish