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*under someone's thumb Fig. under someone's control and management. (*Typically: get someone ~; have someone ~; hold someone ~; keep someone ~.) You can't keep your kids under your thumb all their lives. I don't want to have these people under my thumb. I'm not the manager type. See also: thumb under somebody's/something's thumb also under the thumb of somebody/something completely controlled by someone or something That girl is totally under her mother's thumb. See also: thumb How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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