wind someone around your little finger
- wind someone around your little finger
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to easily persuade someone to do what you want
She’s a woman who can wrap men around her little finger.
Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do something
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twist someone around your little finger — twist/wind/someone around your little finger informal phrase to easily persuade someone to do what you want She’s a woman who can wrap men around her little finger. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
little finger — noun count the smallest finger on your hand twist/wind someone around your little finger INFORMAL to easily persuade someone to do what you want … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
little finger — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms little finger : singular little finger plural little fingers the smallest finger on your hand • twist/wind someone around your little finger informal to easily persuade someone to do what you want She s a woman … English dictionary
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