under thumb

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   完全受人支配；受制於人

   completely controlled by sb

   I got them all under my thumb.

   Forgive me, but with you gone, me and Pete will come under Barzini's thumb.

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• Within two years the world will be under your thumb!The Great Dictator1940
• Forgive me, but with you gone, me and Pete will come under Barzini's thumb.The Godfather1972
• Look, if you keep 'em under your thumb, they'll never end up in the gutter.A Goofy Movie1995
• Under your thumb!A Goofy Movie1995
• You were never under my thumb.Gone Girl2014
• I got them all under my thumb.Training Day2001
• Better to rot in the gutter than under your thumb.Kung Fu Panda 42024
• I spent six years under his thumb being verbally abused every day.The Pink Panther2006

在完整場景裡學

• 教父1972
  • 婚禮當天開口求殺：in my debt（欠我的人情）
  • 看馬求戲被轟走：run him out of the business（把他擠出這一行）
  • 當面回絕毒品生意：in your pocket（任其擺佈）
• 訓練日2001
  • 上班前妻子的叮囑：screw something up（搞砸）
  • 車裡逼搭檔講故事：keep your mouth shut（閉嘴）
  • 重罪攔截搜身：slap the taste out of your mouth（狠狠一巴掌教訓你）

同一詞條的短語

• be all thumbs
• hold thumbs
• thumbs up
• a rule of thumb
• stand out like a sore thumb
• twiddle your thumbs
• thumb your nose at
• thumb through