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
Zoraida	-	Spanish
Romina	ro-MEE-nah	Italian
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Hermes	HUR-meez (English)	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Giacomina	-	Italian
Vlastimil	-	Czech