get by the balls
English
Etymology
See balls (“testicles”).
Verb
get (someone) by the balls
- (slang, vulgar) To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.
- Too bad she's got you by the balls.
- (Rolling Stones, Short And Curlies)
- If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
- (Theodore Roosevelt)
Synonyms
- have by the short and curlies
Translations
to have complete controle over someone
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