have someone by the balls

Have someone at one's mercy, as in You have to pay up-they've got you by the balls. The balls here allude to the male genitals. [ Vulgar slang; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sabino	-	Italian
Loyd	LOID	English
JÓZefa	yuw-ZEF-ah	Polish
TÓFi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Fanni	FAHN-nee (Finnish), FAWN-nee (Hungarian)	Finnish, Hungarian
Deepika	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu