- in someone's hip pocket
- completely under someone's control
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in someone's hip pocket
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have someone in the palm of one's hand — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string; N. Amer. have someone in one s hip pocket. → palm * * * have (or hold) someone in the palm of one s hand have someone under one s control or… … Useful english dictionary
have someone in the palm of one's hand — can t you see that Dorrey has you in the palm of her hand? Syn: have control over, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string, have someone in one s hip pocket, have someone wrapped around one s finger … Thesaurus of popular words
have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… … Thesaurus of popular words
have someone in/under one's power — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand; N. Amer. have in one s hip pocket; informal have over a barrel. → power … Useful english dictionary
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