英语单词“under someone's thumb”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
under someone's thumb
释义
undersomeone'sthumb
idiomunder someone'scontrol:He's got thecommitteefirmlyunder histhumb- theyagreeto whatever heasks.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLack of freedom to act- be in bondage tosomethingidiom
- be locked insomething
- bondage
- bound
- boxed in
- disempowered
- disempowering
- disenfranchisement
- heel
- lock
- non-voluntary
- paralytic
- qualified
- regimented
- servitude
- shackle
- someone'shands are tiedidiom
- thumb
- tie
- under the heel ofsomething/someoneidiom
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