Under someone's thumb 受人控制

今日短語(yǔ)

當(dāng)我們說(shuō)一個(gè)人“under someone's thumb 在某人的大拇指之下”時(shí)，實(shí)際含義是形容一個(gè)人被另一個(gè)人控制了，聽從另一個(gè)人的指揮。

例句

Don't worry about him. He's under my thumb and will do whatever I tell him.

Some people worry that politicians are under the thumb of big business.

He may have left home, but he's still under his mother's thumb. He broke up with his last girlfriend because she told him to.

請(qǐng)注意

當(dāng)某人或者某事令你覺得特別煩惱、生氣或者討厭的時(shí)候，我們可以用 “gets under your skin 鉆進(jìn)了你的皮膚”來(lái)形容這種感受。

例句

It really gets under my skin when people park across two spaces. It's so selfish.

I know she can be bossy, but don't let her get under your skin. Keep calm and try to ignore her. She is your little sister after all.