| 词汇 | eat out of their hand |
| 释义 | (redirected from eat out of their hand)eat out of (one's) handTo be completely accepting of whatever one says or requires. You can tell the candidate has his followers eating out of his hand—they'll believe anything he says, no matter how plainly false. eat out of someone's handFig. to do exactly as someone says; to grovel to someone. I've got her eating out of my hand. She'll do anything I ask. He will be eating out of your hand before you are finished with him. eat out of someone's handBe manipulated or dominated by another, be submissive, as in He had the press eating out of his hand. This metaphoric expression alludes to a tame animal eating out of one's hand. [Early 1900s] eat out of (someone's) hand To be manipulated or dominated by another. |
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