单词 | to have by the balls |
释义 | > as lemmasto have (got) by the balls (a) to have (got) by the balls: to have at one's mercy or in one's power; to put at a disadvantage or in an unfavourable position. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have complete control over windc1374 to bring (a person) above the thumb1469 to have to mastery1480 to have at one's beck1530 to turn and wind1557 to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 to turn over the thumb1603 to lead in a stringc1616 to hold at school1647 to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger1698 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to twist (a person) round one's finger1780 to play with ——1827 to have (one) on toast1886 to have (got) by the balls1918 to have the wood onc1926 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > have or get (someone) at a disadvantage to have at avail1470 to catch, have, hold, take (one) at (a or the) vantagec1510 to gain of1548 to be to the forehand with1558 to have (take) on (in, at) the lurch1591 to get the sun of1598 to have (also get) a good hand against1600 to take (have, etc.) at a why-nota1612 to weather on or upon1707 to have the laugh on a person1767 to have a (or the) pull of (also over, on)1781 to get to windward of1783 to have the bulge on1841 to give points to1854 to get (have) the drop on1869 to hold over1872 to have an (or the) edge on1896 to get (also have) the goods on1903 to get (or have) the jump on1912 to have (got) by the balls1918 1918 N. Sissle Let. 14 Oct. in R. Kimball & W. Bolcom Reminiscing with Sissle & Blake (1973) 69/1 Jim and I have P—— by the balls in a bigger way than anyone you know. 1950 P. Larkin Let. 26 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 157 I had been wondering what you were doing & am sorry to hear life has had you by the balls. 1975 J. A. Kangas & G. F. Solomon Psychol. of Strength 56 Her sick headaches have her husband by the balls. 2000 Esquire Aug. 84/1 As a Harvard Law student, you've got the world by the balls. < as lemmas |
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