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hold someone in thrall — have/hold/someone in thrall phrase to control someone completely, or to have all of their attention Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: thrall … Useful english dictionary
thrall — [ θrɔl ] noun LITERARY in thrall to completely controlled or influenced by someone or something have/hold someone in thrall to control someone completely or have all of their attention … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thrall — UK [θrɔːl] / US [θrɔl] noun literary have/hold someone in thrall to control someone completely, or to have all of their attention in thrall to … English dictionary
thrall — [θro:l US θro:l] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old Norse; Origin: thrAll] in sb s/sth s thrall also in thrall to sb/sth literary controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something ▪ We have a congress that is in thrall to special interest groups … Dictionary of contemporary English
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