In immaterial sense: To turn or deflect in a certain direction; esp. to turn or lead (a person) according to one's will; also to turn and wind (see…
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释义 | society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have complete control over (16) windc1374 In immaterial sense: To turn or deflect in a certain direction; esp. to turn or lead (a person) according to one's will; also to turn and wind (see… to bring (a person) above the thumb1469 Phrases. to bring (a person) above the thumb, to turn over the thumb, to get or have under one's control; cf. ‘to twist round one's finger’. Obsolete. to have to mastery1480 Superior force or power. to have to mastery: to have in one's power. Obsolete. to have at one's beck1530 Hence, The slightest indication of will or command, and transferred absolute order or control; esp. in phrases to have at one's beck, to hang upon t… to turn and wind1557 To turn (a ship, a horse) one way and then another; (figurative) to manage (a person or thing) as one likes, to do what one will with. Cf. to turn… to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 †Phrase. to bring any one to,or have him at, one's bent. Obsolete. to turn over the thumb1603 Phrases. to bring (a person) above the thumb, to turn over the thumb, to get or have under one's control; cf. ‘to twist round one's finger’. Obsolete. to lead in a stringc1616 A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable… A cord for leading or dragging along a… to hold at school1647 to hold at school: to keep under one's patronage; to have under one's control. Obsolete. to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger1698 figurative: esp. in to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger (see to wind (a person) round one's finger at finger, n. phrases 4i, to wind… to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 figurative. to twirl (a person) round one's finger: cf. to turn (a person) round one's finger at finger, n. phrases 4i, twiddle, v.1 2b. to twist (a person) round one's finger1780 to twist(a person) round one's finger, to have completely under one's influence; so to turn, twist, and wind (one): cf. turn, v. phrases 3. to play with ——1827 intransitive. To toy with, dally with, fiddle with; to touch or move (an object) slightly; (figurative) to do what one likes with; to treat… to have (one) on toast1886 on toast, served up on a slice of toast. Also figurative. had on toast (slang), done, swindled; to have (one) on toast (colloquial), to have (a… to have (got) by the balls1918 to have (got) by the balls: to have at one's mercy or in one's power; to put at a disadvantage or in an unfavourable position. to have the wood onc1926 Phrases and Proverbs. to have the wood on (a person) and variants: to have the upper hand, to have a hold on. Australian and New Zealand colloquial… |
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