See wrap around one's little finger on Wiktionary
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time."
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"word": "under one's thumb"
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"word": "eat out of someone's hand"
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"word": "play someone like a violin"
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"word": "turn around one's finger"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "mati vra xaġacʻnel",
"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "մատի վրա խաղացնել"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "omotat si kolem prstu"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "om zijn/haar vinger winden"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "kietoa pikkusormensa ympärille"
},
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "mener quelqu’un par le bout du nez"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "um den Finger wickeln"
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"word": "um den kleinen Finger wickeln"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "ujja köré csavar"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "kisujja köré csavar"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "avere qualcuno in pugno"
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"word": "owinąć sobie kogoś wokół palca"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "encoleirar"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "weave ropes [from someone]",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vitʹ verjóvki",
"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "вить верёвки"
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"word": "tener a alguien comiendo de la mano"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "linda runt sitt finger"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "linda kring sitt finger"
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"word": "մատի վրա խաղացնել"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "om zijn/haar vinger winden"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "kietoa pikkusormensa ympärille"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "mener quelqu’un par le bout du nez"
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"word": "um den Finger wickeln"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "um den kleinen Finger wickeln"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "ujja köré csavar"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "kisujja köré csavar"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "avere qualcuno in pugno"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "owinąć sobie kogoś wokół palca"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "encoleirar"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "weave ropes [from someone]",
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"roman": "vitʹ verjóvki",
"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "вить верёвки"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "tener a alguien comiendo de la mano"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "linda runt sitt finger"
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"sense": "to successfully control or influence",
"word": "linda kring sitt finger"
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"word": "wrap around one's little finger"
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