Meaning of under one's thumb | Babel Free
Equivalents
Cymraeg
dan wab
Deutsch
unter jemandes Fuchtel
Español
macabeo
Suomi
tossun alla
Magyar
az uralma alatt
Italiano
essere succube (di qualcuno)
한국어
쥐락펴락
Examples
“She has the entire crew under her thumb. They would do anything for her.”
“...when you find⟳ a man under his wife's thumb you can always be sure there's a soft spot in him somewhere.”
“`Fatty's under the thumb. Yeah it's not hard to see⟳ who wears the pants in that family. The wuss.'”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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