under someone's thumb
US /ˈʌndər ˈsʌmˌwʌnz θʌm/
UK /ˈʌndər ˈsʌmˌwʌnz θʌm/
1.
在某人的掌控之下, 受某人擺佈
completely under someone's control
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She has her husband completely under her thumb.
她把丈夫完全掌控在股掌之中。
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The whole department is under his thumb.
整個部門都在他的掌控之下。