- have someone in the palm of your hand
- to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do
He had the audience in the palm of his hand.
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have someone in the palm of your hand — phrase to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry: palm * * * have someone in the palm of your hand see ↑palm … Useful english dictionary
have (someone) in the palm of (your) hand — to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do. She s got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand. It was such an amazing performance he had the audience in the palm of his hand … New idioms dictionary
palm — palm1 [ palm, pam ] noun count ** 1. ) the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist: She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. The captain slapped his palm on the desk. 2. ) a PALM TREE or a large plant… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
palm — I UK [pɑːm] / US [pɑlm, pɑm] noun [countable] Word forms palm : singular palm plural palms ** 1) the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. The captain slapped his… … English dictionary
palm — palm1 [pa:m US pa:m, pa:lm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of hand)¦ 2¦(tree)¦ 3 hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand 4 read somebody s palm ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PART OF HAND)¦ the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things in sb s palm ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
palm — 1 noun (C) 1 the inside surface of your hand between the base of your fingers and your wrist: He held the pebble in the palm of his hand. 2 a palm tree 3 hold/have sb in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand … Dictionary of contemporary English
palm — [[t]pɑ͟ːm[/t]] palms, palming, palmed 1) N COUNT A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches. 2) N COUNT: usu poss N, N of n The palm of your hand is the inside part.… … English dictionary
hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… … English World dictionary
