have someone by the balls

Verb

Meaning

have someone by the balls (third-person singular simple present has someone by the balls, present participle having someone by the balls, simple past and past participle had someone by the balls)

(slang, vulgar) To exercise total control over someone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

have someone by the short hairs have someone by the short and curlies have someone over a barrel

Close letter words and terms

have some nerve have some tea have somebody in hysterics have someone by the short and curlies have someone by the short hairs have someone eating out of one's hand