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get by the balls

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.

slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“Too bad she's got you by the balls.”
“If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow⟳.”
“(Theodore Roosevelt)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

get by with get changed get cold feet get cracking get down get down on

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