wind (someone) around (one's) (little) finger

To gain complete control, dominance, or mastery over somebody; to make someone do whatever one wishes. The spoiled little brat has completely wound his parents around his little finger. Everyone accused her of winding the boss around her finger.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carmella	kahr-MEL-ə	English
Itala	-	Italian
Flavia	FLAH-vyah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Phaedrus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Amadi (2)	-	Western African, Yoruba
Radhika	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil