under the thumb of sb []

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受…的影响，处于屈从…的状况

We are all under the thumb of Sally,the boss's secretary.我们都在老板的秘书莎莉的控制之下。
The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother.琼斯一家人都得听从母亲的。