Definition of to have the world by the balls

have the world by the balls

verb

to be in a very good position in life, business, etc.

Citation from "Subway / Pamela", Louie (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 27 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'ball':
amaze-balls	Definitions include: "amazing".
as balls	Definitions include: very.
baby balls	Definitions include: shaved testicles.
ball	Definitions include: to be successful.
ball and chain	Definitions include: significant other.
ball bag	Definitions include: testicles.
ball-breaker	Definitions include: a demanding superior.
ball fro	Definitions include: pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head.
balling	Definitions include: See ball; baller
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
ball out	Definitions include: to leave.
ballpark figure	Definitions include: an estimate.
ball-park figure	Definitions include: a rough numerical estimate.
balls	Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment.
ball sack	Definitions include: the scrotum.
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Other terms relating to 'by':
5 by 5	Definitions include: See five by five.
BTW	Definitions include: acronym for "by the way".
by and by	Definitions include: eventually.
by George	Definitions include: general exclamation.
by (one's) lonesome	Definitions include: by oneself.
by the book	Definitions include: strictly following procedure.
by the skin of (one's) teeth	Definitions include: narrowly.
drive-by	Definitions include: an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle.
eaten by snakes	Definitions include: something disappeared under unknown circumstances.
five by five	Definitions include: fine, good, okay.
fly-by-night	Definitions include: adjective.
have by the short hairs	Definitions include: to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation.
have by the throat	Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation.
live life by the drop	Definitions include: To live with the present being the most important; to live a dream or to understand the unchanging world, so to speak.
not by a long shot	Definitions include: it is usually defined as "definitely not, no way etc."
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Other terms relating to 'have':
did Rose Kennedy have a black frock?	Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
every cloud has a silver lining.	Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
GLHF	Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
HAGS	Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
HAND	Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
has-been	Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
hasbian	Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle.
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
have a ball	Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
have a beef	Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
have a big mouth	Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
have a black belt in	Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
have a blast	Definitions include: See blast.
have a bone to pick	Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'world':
a world of hurt	Definitions include: a very bad place.
be World War 3	Definitions include: be something really big and bad.
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
ITRW	Definitions include: acronym for "in the real world".
it's a small world.	Definitions include: said when you see someone in an unexpected place.
leave the world	Definitions include: to die.
real world, the	Definitions include: outside college.
rock (one's) world	Definitions include: to have a profound positive effect on one's sexual satisfaction.
run with the world	Definitions include: to do what is popular, follow the crowd.
see the world	Definitions include: A general retort, to say one has acted blindly or impartially.
until the world looks level	Definitions include: excessively, continually, endlessly.
Wally World	Definitions include: Wal-mart.
*world of sht**	Definitions include: a very bad place to enter, be in, etc.
world-tower	Definitions include: utter destruction of something (like a person's ego, or a place, or a thing).
World Wide Wait, the	Definitions include: disparaging term for the world wide web.
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