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 (close) scrutiny
- under construction
- under the wire
- rule of thumb
- under pressure
- to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
- turn thumbs down (on something)
- stick out like a sore thumb
- under control
- under cover
- under the circumstances
- under one's wing
- twiddle one's thumbs
- under one's belt
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up