under one's thumb
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- (idiomatic) Completely controlled by someone; at someone's command.
- She has the entire crew under her thumb. They would do anything for her.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl::
- ...when you find a man under his wife's thumb you can always be sure there's a soft spot in him somewhere.
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under one's thumb
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