under someone’s thumb

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kanani	-	Hawaiian
Konstanty	kawn-STAHN-ti	Polish
Xochipilli	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Jaylon	JAY-lən	African American (Modern)
Rosannah	ro-ZAN-ə	English (Rare)
Cernunnos	-	Celtic Mythology (Latinized)