have the world by the tail

Alternative forms

 * (vulgar), have the world by the balls (vulgar), have the world by the neck, have the world by the nuts (vulgar), have the world by the testicles, have the world on a string, have the world by the tail on a downhill pull

Verb

 * 1)  To possess great influence and opportunity.

Usage notes

 * Also appears in such similar phrases as grab the world by the tail, got the world by the tail.
 * Often used in describing a situation in which a person possesses great, and perhaps excessive, self-confidence.