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have/keep somebody on a string have (someone) on a stringTo have great influence over someone. If you want to have someone on a string, flattery always helps.See also: have, on, stringkeep (one) on a stringTo maintain great influence over one. If you want to keep someone on a string, flattery always helps.See also: keep, on, stringhave/keep somebody on a ˈstring make somebody do what you want because you have control over them: Of course, he’s rich and powerful enough to keep several people on a string.This idiom refers to a puppet (= a model of a person or an animal) that is controlled with strings attached to parts of its body.See also: have, keep, on, somebody, string
have/keep somebody on a string have (someone) on a stringTo have great influence over someone. If you want to have someone on a string, flattery always helps.See also: have, on, stringkeep (one) on a stringTo maintain great influence over one. If you want to keep someone on a string, flattery always helps.See also: keep, on, stringhave/keep somebody on a ˈstring make somebody do what you want because you have control over them: Of course, he’s rich and powerful enough to keep several people on a string.This idiom refers to a puppet (= a model of a person or an animal) that is controlled with strings attached to parts of its body.See also: have, keep, on, somebody, string |