have+control
61have (someone) in the palm of (your) hand — to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do. She s got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand. It was such an amazing performance he had the audience in the palm of his hand …
62have (someone) on a short leash — have/keep (someone) on a short/tight leash to have a lot of control over someone s behaviour and allow them very little freedom to do what they want. He doesn t go out with the lads so much these days. Michelle keeps him on a tight leash …
63have (someone) on a tight leash — have/keep (someone) on a short/tight leash to have a lot of control over someone s behaviour and allow them very little freedom to do what they want. He doesn t go out with the lads so much these days. Michelle keeps him on a tight leash …
64have the upper hand — ► have the upper hand have an advantage or control. Main Entry: ↑upper …
65have a heart of stone — phrase to not feel any sympathy for other people Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym Main entry: heart * * * have a heart of ˈstone idiom to be a person who does not show others sympathy or pity Main entry: ↑ …
66have a lock on something — mainly american phrase to have total control of something or understand it completely Both factions thought they had a lock on the latest trend. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: lock …
67have someone on a string — informal phrase to be able to control someone Thesaurus: to limit someone s freedom to actsynonym Main entry: string * * * have (someone) on a string informal : to be able to make ( …
68have/get a corner on — to have or get enough of (something) to be able to control its price He has a corner on the silver market. often used figuratively He acts like he has a corner on new ideas. [=like he is the only person who has new ideas] • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …
69have somebody in the palm of your hand — have sb in the ˌpalm of your ˈhand idiom to have complete control or influence over sb • Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand. Main entry: ↑palmidiom …
70have the whip hand (over somebody) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom …
