eat out of someone's hand

Be manipulated or dominated by another, be submissive, as in He had the press eating out of his hand. This metaphoric expression alludes to a tame animal eating out of one's hand. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vasilica	-	Romanian
Udo (2)	-	Western African, Igbo
Antaeus	[æn'ti:əs]
Florencio	flo-REN-thyo (Spanish), flo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Meriel	MER-ee-əl	English (Archaic)
Timaios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek