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hand that rocks the cradle

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The hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world).
something that you say which means women are very powerful because they have most influence over the way in which children develop into adults. The article claimed that most of the world's dictators had very domineering mothers. You know what they say, the hand that rocks the cradle.
See also: cradle, hand, rock, that

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Naomi Watts plays a more concerned parent this time, as if she were in a sequel to ``The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,'' instead of reprising ``Ring's'' ever-so-slightly neglectful Rachel Keller.
Never mind that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Director Curtis Hanson's most financially successful movies to date - The Hand that Rocks the Cradle and The River Wild - were expertly wrapped packages containing nothing.
 
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