putty in someone's hands

putty in (one's) hands

Easy to control or bend to one's wishes. (Putty is a very malleable material.) Oh, come on, Julia is putty in our hands—we can definitely get her to help us with this prank.

putty in someone's hands

A person who is easily influenced or malleable, as in Dean adored his little granddaughter; he was putty in her hands. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1924, transfers the malleable quality of putty to human behavior. Also see twist around one's finger.

词组	putty in someone's hands
释义	putty in someone's hands putty in (one's) hands Easy to control or bend to one's wishes. (Putty is a very malleable material.) Oh, come on, Julia is putty in our hands—we can definitely get her to help us with this prank. See also: hand, putty Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. putty in someone's hands A person who is easily influenced or malleable, as in Dean adored his little granddaughter; he was putty in her hands. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1924, transfers the malleable quality of putty to human behavior. Also see twist around one's finger. See also: hand, putty The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: putty in (one's) hands putty in hands putty in somebody's hands putty in your hands be like putty in someone's hands be putty in (one's) hands putty be an easy touch bend over above bend
随便看	in a double bind in advance in advance of in advance of (someone or something) in a dwaal in a familiar way in a family way in a fashion in a fix in a flap in a flash in a flat spin in a flutter in a fog in a funk in a good, bad, favourable, etc. light in a good light in a good mood in agreement in agreement (with someone or something) in a haze in a heap in a heartbeat in a holding pattern in a hole