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under someone's thumb

under someone's thumb (under someone's thumb)

Idiom Control

Signification

completely under someone's control

totalement sous le contrôle de quelqu'un (totalement sous le contrôle de quelqu'un)

Phrases d'exemple

"He's under his boss's thumb and can't make his own decisions."

"Il est sous le contrôle de son patron et ne peut pas prendre ses propres décisions." (Il est **sous le contrôle de son patron** et ne peut pas prendre ses propres décisions.)

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