have the world by the balls

A form of have the world by the tail — To possess great influence and opportunity.

Meanings

verbhave the world by the balls (third-person singular simple present has the world by the balls, present participle having the world by the balls, simple past and past participle had the world by the balls)

present singular third person has the world by the balls · participle present having the world by the balls · participle past had the world by the balls · past had the world by the balls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of have the world by the tail.
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