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:
- thumbs up on (someone or something)
- under (someone's) nose
- under the circumstances
- under one's nose
- under (someone's) feet
- under one's belt
- under the table
- under the wings of (someone)
- under fire
- to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
- twiddle one's thumbs
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under a cloud
- under the weather
- turn thumbs down (on something)