"in the palm of one's hand" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1983 April 9, Charles Fuller Jr., “Sylvester Sparkles”, in Gay Community News, page 6",
          "text": "The vamp melted into his sizzling hit, \"Don't Stop,\" and in a matter of seconds the audience was in the palm of his hand.",
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          "ref": "April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair",
          "text": "Opinion polls in the wake of the interview showed support for the princess at 92 percent. She had the public in the palm of her hand.\nadapted from the book The Palace Papers, published 2022 by Penguin Books",
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        "Being fully controlled or influenced by something."
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to have full control over someone",
          "word": "tenere qualcuno in pugno"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to have full control over someone",
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          "word": "mieć w garści"
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  "word": "in the palm of one's hand"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to have full control over someone",
      "word": "tenere qualcuno in pugno"
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