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:
- under the table
- under pressure
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- under one's belt
- under cover
- to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
- under the influence of (something)
- under arrest
- under the wire
- under (someone's) nose
- under control
- under age
- under the hammer
- stick out like a sore thumb
- under the weather