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	Pronounced	Usage
Erastus	i-RAS-təs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Chrysanthi	-	Greek
Eckart	E-kahrt	German
Michele (1)	mee-KE-le	Italian
Felipa	fe-LEE-pah	Spanish
Ahtisaari	[ahtisari:]