have in the palm of one's hand

have in the palm of one's hand
{v. phr.} To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. * /Our boss felt that if he could calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in the palm of his hand./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have in the palm of one's hand — {v. phr.} To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. * /Our boss felt that if he could calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in the palm of his hand./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ in\ the\ palm\ of\ one's\ hand — v. phr. To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. Our boss felt that if he could calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in the palm of his hand …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have someone in the palm of one's hand — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string; N. Amer. have someone in one s hip pocket. → palm * * * have (or hold) someone in the palm of one s hand have someone under one s control or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have someone in the palm of one's hand — can t you see that Dorrey has you in the palm of her hand? Syn: have control over, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string, have someone in one s hip pocket, have someone wrapped around one s finger …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • have someone in/under one's power — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand; N. Amer. have in one s hip pocket; informal have over a barrel. → power …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Palm Beach Story — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Atemlos nach Florida Originaltitel: The Palm Beach Story Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1942 Länge: 88 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • In one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To get one's hand in — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To make one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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