under smb.'s thumb

under smb.'s thumb: (тж. under the thumb of smb.)

вceцeлo в pукax кoгo-л., пoд влияниeм или вo влacти кoгo-л.; a пoд бaшмaкoм у жeны и т. п.

'I want you to go on working for me, if you will.' 'You'd like to keep me under your thumb wouldn't you?' (K. Vonnegut). She's got them so awed - so positively under her thumb - that it's indecent (A. Christie). Colonel Autrobus, who was notoriously under the thumb of his authoritative spouse, was a submissive husband (W. Norris)

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