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be under thumb
be under somebody's thumb
if you are under someone's thumb, they control you completely The committee is firmly under his thumb and will agree to whatever he asks. (British & Australian informal)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Essence | | ES-ənts | English (Modern) |
ÅSmund | | - | Norwegian, Danish |
Flavie | | fla-VEE | French |
Julek | | YUW-lek | Polish |
Sona | | - | Indian, Hindi |
Amir (1) | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian |