wrapped around (one's) little finger



wrapped around (one's) little finger

Completely charmed by another person. Usually used with a negative connotation, as if one is under the other person's spell. When I heard that my brother was going to do volunteer work with his new girlfriend, I knew that she had him wrapped around her little finger. When I overheard Ms. Smith giving Ben extra credit, I couldn't help but roll my eyes and think that he had her totally wrapped around his little finger.
See also: around, finger, little, wrap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aurelius[ɔ:'ri:jəs]
Mariangela-Italian
Prabhu-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Izotz-Basque
LatİFe-Turkish
Mariannemah-ree-AH-nə (German), MAH-ree-ahn-ne (Finnish)French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish