have someone by the balls (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To exercise total control over someone; to be in a position to threaten or extort someone.
tags: idiomatic
slang
vulgar
Forms:
form: has someone by the balls
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having someone by the balls
tags: participle
present
form: had someone by the balls
tags: participle
past
form: had someone by the balls
tags: past