under one's thumb
всецело во власти кого-либо, под каблуком у кого-либо
Mr. Richardson is a bully. He keeps all the family under his thumb.
Другие идиомы:
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under fire
- under wraps
- under pressure
- thumbs up on (someone or something)
- stick out like a sore thumb
- under the hammer
- to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
- under arrest
- twiddle one's thumbs
- under one's own steam
- under construction
- under (someone's) feet
- thumbnail sketch
- under (someone's) nose