See be putty in someone's hands in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"wörtlich: „[wie] Kitt in der Händen sein“; sieheputty, hand"
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"hyphenation": "be put·ty in some·one's hands",
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"einfach oder leicht beeinflussbar oder manipulierbar sein"
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"lang": "Deutsch",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "einfach oder leicht beeinflussbar oder manipulierbar sein",
"sense_index": "1",
"word": "Wachs in jemandes Händen sein"
}
],
"word": "be putty in someone's hands"
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"wörtlich: „[wie] Kitt in der Händen sein“; sieheputty, hand"
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"sense": "einfach oder leicht beeinflussbar oder manipulierbar sein",
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"word": "Wachs in jemandes Händen sein"
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