Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: under one's thumb Page #3

Yee yee! We've found 4,145 phrases and idioms matching under one's thumb.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
under the pumpUnder pressure to perform.Rate it:

(1.50 / 2 votes)
under fireCriticized or held responsible for something.Rate it:

(1.33 / 3 votes)
light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

(1.00 / 2 votes)
under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
Under the TableIn secret, hidden, alcoholic, clandestineRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History)a thing finds credence, is credible.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
be snowed underTo have a lot of things to do, usually work-related.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bubble underto be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully establishedRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
buckle underto reluctantly accept something, due to the pressure.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
come underTo come underneath.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
come underTo be subjected to, be under the auspices of.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
come underTo be included or classified under.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
down underIn Australia.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go underTo enter a state of hypnosis.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go under the knifeHave surgeryRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
knock underTo yield; to submit; to acknowledge oneself conquered.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pull the rug out from underTo suddenly remove support fromRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pull the rug out from under someoneTo suddenly remove support from someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
push underTo hide or repressRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
put someone underTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
sleep under the same bridgea critique of a law where circumstances are ignored.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
sleep under the same bridgeTo be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
snow underTo overwhelm.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
snowed underHave too much work.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Sweep under the RugTo ignore or overlook unpleasant matters, to hide something unpleasant from othersRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Take Someone under Your WingHelping or assisting someoneRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk somebody under the tableWith excessive talk or numerous arguments.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk someone under the tableTo bore (someone) with excessive talk.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there is nothing new under the sunThere is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under glassIn jail.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under pressureBeing subjected to physical pressure.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under someone's noseobvious or apparentRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under someone's nosedirectly in front of one; clearly visibleRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under the carpetSuch as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under the coversIn bed, under the bed covers.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under the coversIn secret.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for under one's thumb:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
She is as graceful as a _____.
A lion
B swan
C flight
D dancer

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ