| 单词 | under sb's thumb |
| 释义 | under sb's thumbphrase See full dictionary entry for thumbIf you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them. I cannot tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father'sthumb. She has Rachel firmly under her thumb. under someone's thumb in British Englishat someone's mercy or command under someone's thumb in American English under someone's influence or sway |
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