eat out of (one's) hand
eat out of (one's) hand
To 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.
See also: eat, hand, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
eat out of someone's hand
Fig. 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.
See also: eat, hand, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
eat out of someone's hand
Be 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]
See also: eat, hand, of, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
eat out of (someone's) hand
To be manipulated or dominated by another.
See also: eat, hand, of, out
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- eat out of hand
- eat out of someone's hand
- eat out of someone's hand, to
- have (someone) eating out of (one's) hand
- have somebody eating out of your hand
- have someone eating out of your hand
- have (someone) eating out of the palm of (one's) hand
- eat for two
- eating
- What’s eating someone?