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got by the balls

got by the balls is the simple past of get by the balls.

got by the balls is the past participle of get by the balls.

Meaning of get by the balls

Verb

get by the balls (third-person singular simple present gets by the balls, present participle getting by the balls, simple past got by the balls, past participle (UK) got by the balls or (US) gotten by the balls)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.
    • Too bad she's got you by the balls.1974, Rolling Stones, Short And Curlies
    Synonyms:
    have by the short and curlies

Questions about got by the balls

What is got by the balls the simple past of?
Got by the balls is the simple past of get by the balls.

Words near got by the balls in the dictionary

  1. got blood from a stone
  2. got blood from a turnip
  3. got blood out of a stone
  4. got busy
  5. got by
  6. got by the balls
  7. got by with
  8. got changed
  9. got cold feet
  10. got down
  11. got down on

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