under someone’s thumb



under someone’s thumb

mod. under someone’s control. You can’t keep your kids under your thumb all their lives.
See also: thumb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sissinnguaq-Native American, Greenlandic
'Azazyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Harshad-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Kenanyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Severianose-ve-RYAH-noItalian, Spanish
YeongyungKorean