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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This idiom derives from the literal meaning of spell, “a word or formula that has
magical power” [Mid-1800s] under someone's thumb Controlled or dominated by
someone, as in He's been under his mother's thumb for years. The allusion in this
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... spared, and 'thumbs up' to call for his death. twiddle your thumbs: see
TwIDDLE. under someone's thumb completely under someone's influence or
control. thunder blood and thunder: see BLOOD. steal someone's thunder: see
throne 354.
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Webster's New World Dictionary
IOE thuma\ the short, thick digit of the hand — Vt. 1 to handle, soil, etc. as with the
thumb 2 (Inf.] to solicit or get (a ride) in hitchhiking by signaling with the thumb —
all thumbs clumsy —under someone's thumb under someone's influence ...
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
with your thumb. i:i thumb drive => FLASH DRIVE. thumb index lettered notches
cut into the side of a book to help you find the section you want. thumbs up (or
down) informal an indication of approval (or disapproval). under someone's
thumb ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus
with your thumb. i:i thumb drive => FLASH DRIVE. thumb index lettered notches
cut into the side of a book to help you find the section you want. thumbs up (or
down) informal an indication of approval (or disapproval). under someone's
thumb ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... signalling with one's thumb thumb one's nose at somebody/something made a
rude gesture at somebody/something by putting one's thumb against the end of
one's nose under someone's thumb under someone's control She 's totally under
...
... down another man'sthroat to try to enforce one's thoughts on others cutthroat
competition a very keen contest where rivals are trying to outsmart each other a
cutthroat fierce and ruthless 30. thumb under someone's thumb to be dominated,
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Oxford Dictionary of English
under someone's thumb completely under someone's influence or control. –
derivatives thumbed adjective, thumbless adjective. – origin Old English thu ̄ma
, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch duim and German Daumen, from an ...
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Oxford English Mini Dictionary
2 request a lift in a passing vehicle by signalV ling with the thumb. under
someone's thumb completely under someone's control. thumbnail brief or
concise. thumbscrew an instrument of torture that crushes the thumbs. thump v. 1
hit heavily.
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
n thumbscrew (hist) an instrument of torture which worked by squashing the
thumb's - under someone's thumb under someone's control. thump n a heavy
blow. - v to beat heavily, to move or fall with a dull, heavy noise thunder n the
deep ...
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"Ukraine was always under someone's thumb," says Viktor, sticking out a thumb and turning it downward, as if about to squash an ant. "Russians. Germans. «The Moscow Times, Kas 14»
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Batman would continuously learn more about how the Arkham Knight fits into this larger plot. If he is under someone's thumb, expect a deep exploration of why ... «The Gamer Headlines, Haz 14»
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Could he be under someone's thumb? Or be continuing his affair with Mrs. DiLaurentis, just as Spencer originally suspected? Either way, he seems to be ... «Wetpaint, Oca 14»
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... of being under someone's thumb: Although 80 hours of interviews were reportedly conducted for the documentary, no cameras were permitted in the room. «Wall Street Journal, Kas 12»
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If they want to jam a camera under someone's thumb so that we can see their ... And then there are those who apparently like to watch someone named Honey ... «Bleacher Report, Kas 12»
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"Do you think I can be brought under someone's thumb so easily?" According to testimony leaked to news magazine Le Point, she signed over life insurance ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Ara 08»
