have (someone) under (one's) thumb

To maintain authoritarian control over someone; to continually force someone to submit to one's will. They seem happy when they're out and about, but I hear that Johnny has his husband completely under his thumb when they're at home. Although the job was well paying, I couldn't stand the way the boss had me under his thumb.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nita	['ni:tə]
Ballendine	['bæləndain]
Tiwlip	-	Welsh
Caitria	-	Irish
Bacheller	['bætʃələ]
Shahzad	-	Persian, Arabic, Urdu