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• have control — index command, conduct, manage, preside, rule (govern) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• have control of — be in charge of, have mastery over, be responsible for, rule, govern, manage …   English contemporary 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

• have someone in the palm of your hand — phrase to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym Main entry: palm * * * have someone in the palm of your hand see ↑palm …   Useful english dictionary

• control — ► NOUN 1) the power to influence people s behaviour or the course of events. 2) the restriction of an activity or phenomenon. 3) a means of limiting or regulating something: exchange controls. 4) a device by which a machine is regulated. 5) the… …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• have a grip on something — have a grip on (something) to have control over something. Certainly in the first half England didn t seem to have a grip on the game …   New idioms dictionary

• have a grip on — (something) to have control over something. Certainly in the first half England didn t seem to have a grip on the game …   New idioms dictionary

• have your way with — to do exactly what you want to do to or with (something or someone); especially : to have sex with (someone, and especially someone over whom you have control, influence, etc.) He has had his way with many women. • • • Main Entry: ↑way …   Useful english dictionary

• control — 1 noun 1 MAKE SB/STH DO WHAT YOU WANT (U) the ability or power to make someone or something do what you want: Generally your driving s OK, but your clutch control isn t very good. (+ of/over): Babies are born with very little control over their… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English