HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS

Meaning of HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS in English

v. phr. , slang , vulgar , avoidable To have someone at a disadvantage or in one's power. The kidnappers had the company by the balls for six long weeks.

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HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To have someone at a disadvantage or in one's power. * /The kidnappers had the …
Slang English vocab
HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To have someone at a disadvantage or in one's power. * /The kidnappers had the …
Словарь английских идиом
HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HAVE SOMEONE BY THE BALLS
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLS — plural of ball present third singular of ball
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BALLS — n. (Vulgar Slang) testes, testicles; courage, boldness; nonsense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BALLS — vulgar slang ■ plural noun 1》 testicles. 2》 courage; nerve. 3》 [treated as sing. ] Brit. nonsense; rubbish. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALLS — balls, Balls BrE AmE bɔːlz bɑːlz ▷ ballsed bɔːlzd bɑːlzd ▷ ballses ˈbɔːlz ɪz -əz ˈbɑːlz- ▷ ballsing ˈbɔːlz ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLS — / bɔːlz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( taboo , slang ) 1. [ U ] ( BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLS — I. balls 1 /bɔːlz $ bɒːlz/ BrE AmE interjection British English not polite used to show strong disapproval or disappointment: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLS — ( ballses, ballsing, ballsed) 1. If you say that someone has balls , you mean that they have courage. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BALLS — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you say that someone has ~, you mean that they have courage. (INFORMAL, RUDE) I …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLS — I. interjection PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES balls ▪ That guy has balls . keep several/too many etc balls in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
BALLS — up UK and ANZ, US ball up [phrasal verb] [I or M] [slang] - to spoil (something) by making a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALLS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALLS — Noun. 1. Testicles. Usually in plural. 2. Courage, in for example, "She hasn't got the balls to tell him the …
Slang English vocab
BALLS — n 1. testicles. ("The baseball hit him right in the balls.") 2. bravado; GUTS. ("You've got balls to do something …
Slang English vocab
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALLS — n pl (vulg) 1. яички 2.смелость, мужество 3. глупость
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SOMEONE — мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Syn : somebody, anybody кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALLS — сущ.; разг. мужество, отвага, решимость, смелость, храбрость Syn : bravery, valor Шарики
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALLS — Шары
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

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