TWIST (OR WIND OR WRAP) SOMEONE AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER

Meaning of TWIST (OR WIND OR WRAP) SOMEONE AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER in English

twist ( or wind or wrap) someone around one's little finger

be able to make someone do whatever one wants.

→ little finger

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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
Английский словарь Британика
LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
WRAP — I. ˈrap, dial ˈräp verb ( wrapped also wrapt -pt ; wrapped also wrapt ; wrapping ; wraps ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
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AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
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SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
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WRAP — /rap/ , v. , wrapped or wrapt, wrapping , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to enclose in something wound or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
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FINGER — — fingerer , n. — fingerless , adj. /fing"geuhr/ , n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, …
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
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WRAP — I. ˈrap verb ( wrapped ; wrap·ping ) Etymology: Middle English wrappen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
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WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
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TWIST — I. ˈtwist verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch twisten, from twist twine, discord, quarrel; akin to Old English …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
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SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
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WRAP — vt to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds. 2. wrap ·vt to snatch up; transport; chiefly used …
Webster English vocab
WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
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TWIST — noun the form given in twisting. 2. twist ·noun a roll of twisted dough, baked. 3. twist ·vt a twig. …
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LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRAP — [wrap] vb wrapped ; wrap.ping [ME wrappen] vt (14c) 1 a: to cover esp. by winding or folding b: to …
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WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
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TWIST — [twist] vb [ME, fr. OE -twist rope; akin to MD twist quarrel, twine, OE twa two] vt (15c) 1 a: …
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SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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FINGER — [fin.ger] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fingar finger] (bef. 12c) 1: any of the five terminating members of …
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SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
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ONE
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LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
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FINGER — / ˈfɪŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out …
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AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
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TWIST — I. twist 1 S3 /twɪst/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ twist , ↑ twister ; verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
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FINGER — I. fin ‧ ger 1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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WRAP — v. & n. --v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1 (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWIST — v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRAP — v. & n. v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1 (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
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WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
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