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词组 have on a string
释义
Idiom
have on a stringhave (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.
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have (someone) on a string

To have great influence over someone. If you want to have someone on a string, flattery always helps.

have someone on a string

or

keep someone on a string

If someone has you on a string or keeps you on a string, they can make you do whatever they want, because they control you completely. It's so unfair — she keeps him on a string and he's crazy about her.

have/keep somebody on a ˈstring

make somebody do what you want because you have control over them: Of course, he’s rich and powerful enough to keep several people on a string.
This idiom refers to a puppet (= a model of a person or an animal) that is controlled with strings attached to parts of its body.
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