wind (someone) round (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 round his little finger. Everyone accused her of winding the boss round her finger.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barakat	-	Arabic
DubhshlÁIne	-	Ancient Irish
Keshia	-	African American
Georgie	JOR-jee	English
Adila	-	Arabic
Johanna	yo-HAH-nah (German), yo-HAHN-nah (Danish, Dutch), YO-hahn-nah (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, English, Late Roman