We have the competition by the nuts.
Hi!
What does "we have the competition by the nuts" mean?
Still writing down words and expressions from the Simpsons.
So, Homer gets a job at CarGo, a self-driving car company. Antoine and Zoira give Homer a job as a tester of the self-driving cars. He likes the new job as he gets paid for sitting around doing nothing, and free food at the cafeteria made him like the job even more. Homer shows Marge his new work environment and the two of them inspire the company's programmers to have fun. The management of the company see it and ask them to come in order to discuss something.
Homer and Marge, what you two did to inspire our workers was paradigm blasting.
I'm sorry.
We'll replace the paradigm.
No, no.
It's good.
We want to be number one in employee satisfaction.
- And money.
- We have the competition by the nuts.
We bought the last affordable housing in San Francisco.
And Alcatraz has gone condo.
Homer, we're offering you a promotion and making Marge your partner.
- OhBTW, what does "Alcatraz has gone condo." mean?
Thank you so much!
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It means you will win because you're confident you're much more capable than your opponent.
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By the nuts: or by the balls.
Housing is extremely expensive in San Francisco. Alcatraz is a small island in San Francisco Bay. It was formerly the site of a federal prison. "Alcatraz has gone condo" means that the prison has been converted to condominiums. Condominiums are similar to apartments, but each unit is individually owned and can be sold, while the common areas are jointly owned.
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Hi!
To have '(someone) by the nuts' is a very informal phrase. 'Nuts' is a slang word for testicles and is also seen in the phrase 'Kicked in the nuts'. As testicles are a very delicate area of the male body, men want to protect them. So, if if someone 'has you by the nuts' this means that they are in a position where they could hurt you in a very painful way. Generally, it means that someone has control or power in a situation.
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