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:
- rule of thumb
- under the hammer
- under construction
- under the wings of (someone)
- under the counter
- under one's wing
- under the wire
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under a cloud
- under (someone's) nose
- stick out like a sore thumb
- under the weather
- under the sun
- all thumbs
- to be under a cloud (of suspicion)