Definition
Completely controlled by someone; at someone's command.
In Context
- "She has the entire crew under her thumb. They would do anything for her."
- "...when you find a man under his wife's thumb you can always be sure there's a soft spot in him somewhere."
- "`Fatty's under the thumb. Yeah it's not hard to see who wears the pants in that family. The wuss.'"
See Also
- henpecked
- over a barrel
- to wear the pants
- to wrap around one's little finger