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English idioms for Spanish speakers
He didn't lift a finger. No quiso luicer nada. to slip through one's fingers —
escapdrsele de las manos. I lei it slip through my fingers. Lo deje escapdrseme
de las manos. to wrap (twist) . . . around one's little finger — manejar a ... a su
antojo.
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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Rhetorics and Hermeneutics: Wilhelm Wuellner and His Influence
... finger/hand," "play into one's hand," "throw up one's hands," "turn one's hand to
," "up in arms," "up front," "with open arms," "hold one's head up," "put one's finger
on," "snap one's fingers at," "twist around one's little finger," "at one's fingertips," ...
James D. Hester, David Hester, 2004
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American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun
TO TWIST AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER Use this phrase to mean that
someone (usually a girl) has another person (usually a boy) under her complete
influence. The boy will probably do anything the girl asks. Poor Jack. Anna has
him ...
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Research on Dictionary Use in the Context of Foreign ...
... like a book a mine of information cool and collected by fair means of foul make
someone a laughing-stock bear someone little ill-will rub up the right way twist
around one's little finger cut and dried presented here due to space limitations.
8. twist around one's little finger manipulate, use, misuse, lead by the nose; have
influence over, control, keep under one's thumb. — v. 9. touch, feel, handle,
palpate, thumb, palm, paw; stroke, caress, pet, fondle; tickle, toy with, play with, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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A Concept of Dramatic Genre and the Comedy of a New Type: ...
... a witty mind — Figaro interacts with other intelligent protagonists who cannot
be easily manipulated. For instance, Bartholo, the central figure and the target of
Figaro's intrigues, is not a man whom one can easily twist around one's little
finger ...
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American expressions: a thesaurus of effective and colorful ...
... on top of on top of things psych out pull strings pull wires push one's buttons
ride herd on sew up take charge take hold take over turn around one's little finger
twist around one's little finger under one's thumb wrap around one's little finger ...
Robert B. Costello, Jess M. Stein, 1981
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The Dictionary of Clich_s: A Word Lover's Guide to 4,000 ...
Seebad penny turn upone's nose at 472 turn up the heat472 tweedledum and
tweedledee 472 twentyfour/seven 472 twentytwenty hindsight 472 twiddle one's
thumbs 472 twinkling of an eye 473 twist around one's little finger 420 twist inthe
...
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Have a Nice Day--No Problem!: 2a Dictionary of Cliches
... 386 turn up like a bad penny: see bad penny turn up one's nose at, 386
tweedledum and tweedledee, 386 twenty-twenty hindsight, 387 twiddle one's
thumbs, 387 twinkling of an eye, 387 twist around one's little finger, 387 twist
someone's ...
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2001 French and English idioms:
a disparu en un clin d'œil. to tv/ist-tordre, tourner to twist around one's little finger -
/air* tourner comme une toupie, mener par le bout du nez She twists her husband
around her little finger. Elle fait tourner son mari comme une toupie (elle mène ...
François Denoeu, David Sices, Jacqueline B. Sices, 1982
