Definition
Being completely controlled or dominated by someone.
在某人的控制或支配之下。
She has been completely under his thumb since she married him.
自從她嫁給他後，她就完全在他的控制之下。
The manager always keeps his subordinates under his thumb, never giving them any autonomy.
經理總是讓他的下屬在他的控制之下，從不給他們任何自主權。
The residents of the small town seem to be under the thumb of the mayor.
這個小鎮的居民似乎都在鎮長的控制之下。