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Definition have someone in the palm of your hand in British English

have someone in the palm of your hand phrase

phrase
1

to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do

Example

He had the audience in the palm of his hand.

Synonyms and related words
bureaucratise bureaucratize micromanage
Definition have someone in the palm of your hand in British English