keep (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 keeps his husband under his thumb at home. Although the job was well paying, I couldn't stand the way the boss kept me under his thumb.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulrich	UWL-rikh (German)	German, French, Ancient Germanic
Benj	BENJ	English
MÉLissa	-	French
Nastasia	-	Russian
Gratien	-	French
Esmond	EZ-mənd	English (Rare)