The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother.
Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb.
The mayor is so popular that he has the whole town under his thumb.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
under someone's thumb — under someone’s thumb phrase completely controlled by someone else He’s really got you under his thumb, hasn’t he? Thesaurus: limited and limitingsynonym Main entry: thumb * * * completely under someone s influence or control * * * under someone… … Useful english dictionary
under someone's thumb — ► under someone s thumb completely under someone s influence or control. Main Entry: ↑thumb … English terms dictionary
under someone's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… … Idioms and examples
under someone's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb … New idioms dictionary
under someone’s thumb — mod. under someone’s control. □ You can’t keep your kids under your thumb all their lives. □ I don’t want all this under my thumb. I have to delegate a lot of it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
under someone's thumb — completely under someone s influence or control. → thumb … English new terms dictionary
under someone's thumb — completely controlled by someone else He s really got you under his thumb, hasn t he? … English dictionary
be under someone's thumb — be under (someone s) thumb if you are under someone s thumb, they control you completely. The committee is firmly under his thumb and will agree to whatever he asks … New idioms dictionary
under one's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… … Idioms and examples
under something's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb … New idioms dictionary
