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
Semen	-	Ukrainian, Russian
Miranda	mə-RAN-də (English)	English, Dutch
Apolinar	ah-po-lee-NAHR	Spanish
Juliana	[dʒu:li'a:nə]
Dagur	-	Icelandic
Masego	-	Southern African, Tswana