have someone by the balls
Have someone at one's mercy, as in You have to pay up—they've got you by the balls. The balls here allude to the male genitals. [Vulgar slang; early 1900s]
Words nearby have someone by the balls
have oneself,
have out,
have pity on,
have pull with,
have rocks in one's head,
have someone by the balls,
have someone's ear,
have someone's hide,
have someone's number,
have something against,
have something coming