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 one's wing
- under (someone's) feet
- stick out like a sore thumb
- under the circumstances
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under the table
- under the hammer
- under wraps
- under the influence of (something)
- under arrest
- under one's belt
- under (someone's) nose
- under the weather
- under the wings of (someone)
- turn thumbs down (on something)