have (someone) wound around (one's) (little) f



have (someone) wound around (one's) (little) finger

To have complete control, dominance, or mastery over somebody; to be able to make someone do whatever one wishes. The spoiled little brat has his parents completely wound around his little finger. Everyone accused her of getting the promotion by having the boss wound around her finger.
See also: around, finger, have, wound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leuthar-Ancient Germanic
Neta-Hebrew
Urbanooor-BAH-noItalian, Spanish
Kasimirakah-zee-MEE-rahGerman (Archaic)
BroosBRO:SDutch, Limburgish
EulÁLia-Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak