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
Libor-Czech
Mcdermott[mək'dɜ:mət]
Jorunn-Norwegian
FrĪDrihs-Latvian
Gamil-Arabic (Egyptian)
AdÉLAH-dayl  Hungarian