under one's thumb
всецело во власти кого-либо, под каблуком у кого-либо
Пример использования идиомы under one's thumb:
Mr. Richardson is a bully. He keeps all the family under his thumb.
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Другие идиомы:
- under the wire
- under age
- thumbs up on (someone or something)
- under fire
- under arrest
- under one's own steam
- turn thumbs down (on something)
- thumbnail sketch
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under the wings of (someone)
- under a cloud
- under the hammer
- under one's wing
- under oath
- twiddle one's thumbs