| 单词 | to have in the palm of one's hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (also hold, etc.) (a person or thing) in the palm of one's hand P2. to have (also hold, etc.) (a person or thing) in the palm of one's hand: to have in one's control or under one's influence; to capture the total attention of. ΚΠ 1847 Times 21 Jan. 4/5 How does Sir R. Peel speak of the country [sc. Ireland] which for nearly half a century he has held in the palm of his hand to do what he pleased with? a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) iv. 131 Some billionaire fellow, who has the market in the palm of his hand, tightens one finger, and our young man is ruined. 1990 Record Mirror 3 Feb. 10/1 That feeling of being able to capture an audience so that you've got them in the palm of your hand. 1998 Independent 30 Dec. ii. 12/2 He had the congregation in the palm of his hand thanks to a combination of self-ease, natural charm and his slippery preacher's syncopation. < as lemmas |
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