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have by the balls

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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.

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have bigger/other fish to fry
have blinders on
have blood on hands
have both feet on the ground
have burning a hole in pocket
have butterflies
have butterflies in stomach

have by the balls
have by the short and curlies
have cake and eat it
have cake and eat it too
have clean hands
have come a long way
have coming out ears
have coming out of ears

have bigger fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

have bigger/other fish to fry

have blinders on

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have blood on hands

have both feet on the ground

have both feet on the ground

have both feet on the ground

have both feet on the ground

have both feet on the ground

have both feet on the ground

have burning a hole in pocket

have butterflies

have butterflies in stomach

have by the balls

have by the short and curlies

have by the short and curlies

have by the short and curlies

have by the short and curlies

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have carte blanche

have clean hands

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have coming out ears

have coming out of ears

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