have (someone) by the balls

very informal!

to have someone in a situation where you have complete power over them.

I owe them £5,000. They've got me by the balls.

• not have much going for you
• not have much time
• not have much time someone
• not have much time something
• not have the faintest
• not have the faintest idea
• not have the foggiest idea
• not have the foggiest notion
• not have the heart
• not have the heart to
• not have the heart to do something
• not have the stomach
• not have the stomach for
• not have the stomach for something
• not have two pennies to rub together
• nothing but
• nothing but something
• nothing daunted
• nothing doing
• Nothing doing.
• nothing if not
• nothing if not something
• nothing less than
• nothing less than something
• nothing much