wrap around your finger

wrap around your finger
wrap (someone) around your (little) finger — see wrap, 1
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Main Entry:finger
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wrap (someone) around your (little) finger
informal : to have complete control over (someone)

She has him wrapped around her little finger. [=she controls him completely; he always does what she wants him to do]

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Main Entry:wrap

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wrap someone around your little finger — wrap (someone) around your (little) finger see ↑wrap, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑finger wrap (someone) around your (little) finger informal : to have complete control over (someone) …   Useful english dictionary

  • wrap (someone) around (your) little finger — twist/wrap (someone) around/round (your) little finger to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, usually because they like you so much. He d do anything you asked him to. You ve got him wrapped around your little finger! …   New idioms dictionary

  • wrap somebody around your little finger — twist/wrap/wind sb around your little ˈfinger idiom (informal) to persuade sb to do anything that you want • She has always been able to twist her parents around her little finger. Main entry: ↑little fingeridiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • twist (someone) around (your) little finger — twist/wrap (someone) around/round (your) little finger to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, usually because they like you so much. He d do anything you asked him to. You ve got him wrapped around your little finger! …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • wind 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

  • twist somebody around your little finger — twist/wrap/wind sb around your little ˈfinger idiom (informal) to persuade sb to do anything that you want • She has always been able to twist her parents around her little finger. Main entry: ↑little fingeridiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wind somebody around your little finger — twist/wrap/wind sb around your little ˈfinger idiom (informal) to persuade sb to do anything that you want • She has always been able to twist her parents around her little finger. Main entry: ↑little fingeridiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • finger — fin|ger1 W2S2 [ˈfıŋgə US ər] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your hand)¦ 2 cross your fingers 3 not lift/raise a finger 4 put your finger on something 5 not lay a finger on somebody 6 have/keep your finger on the pulse (of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wrap — 1 verb (T) 1 to wind or fold cloth, paper etc around something: a present wrapped in shiny paper | wrap sth around sth/sb: Ella wrapped a thick coat around her shoulders. | wrap sth/sb in sth: Wrap the cake in tin foil. 2 if you wrap your arms,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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