Under thumb synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Under thumb

• counting on

  weak
• relying on

  weak
• tied to apron strings

  weak
• have-not

  afflicted, downtrodden
• slave to

  afflicted, downtrodden
• led by the nose

  afflicted
• subjected to nagging
• wife-ridden
• extremely compliant
• eating humble pie
• at beck and call
• no good
• cold-shoulder
• low down
• in low esteem
• in the doghouse
• on high horse
• high hat
• red hot
• in bad
• low-down
• small fry
• low-set
• two bit
• ground-level
• not high
• minor-league
• small time
• to the bottom
• low-hanging
• lower rung
• entry level
• second-string
• knocked out
• in danger of
• second rate
• low-lying
• second class
• entry-level
• rock-bottom
• below the mark
• second-fiddle
• bottom-rung
• small-fry
• back seat
• second-banana
• not lineal
• bound by
• immersed in
• taken over