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to have sb on a string

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  • have more than one string to your bow — british phrase to have more than one plan, idea, or skill if the first one is not successful To survive as an actor you need more than one string to your bow. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: string * * * have… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have 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 ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • have someone on a string — have (someone) on a string to completely control someone s behaviour. She can get him to do anything she wants she s got him on a string …   New idioms dictionary

  • have (or add) another string to one's bow — Brit. have a further resource available. → bow …   English new terms dictionary

  • have more than one string in one's bow — have a number of different ways to accomplish something …   English contemporary dictionary

  • have more than one string to your bow — British to have more than one plan, idea, or skill if the first one is not successful To survive as an actor you need more than one string to your bow …   English dictionary

  • have someone on a string — informal to be able to control someone …   English dictionary

  • String piano — is a term coined by American composer theorist Henry Cowell (1897–1965) to collectively describe those pianistic extended techniques in which sound is produced by direct manipulation of the strings, instead of or in addition to striking the piano …   Wikipedia

  • have on a string — have (someone) on a string informal : to be able to make (someone) do anything you want He has his girlfriend on a string. • • • Main Entry: ↑string …   Useful english dictionary

  • have on a string — have (someone) on a string to completely control someone s behaviour. She can get him to do anything she wants she s got him on a string …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

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