WRAP ONE AROUND ONE'S FINGER

Meaning of WRAP ONE AROUND ONE'S FINGER in English

{v. phr.} To have complete control over; to be able to make (someone) do anything you want. * /Sue can twist any of the boys around her little finger./ Compare: JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.

See: TWIST ONE AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WRAP ONE AROUND ONE'S FINGER — See: TWIST ONE AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER.
Slang English vocab
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ONE — 1. n-card. 1. один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2. номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred сто, сотня; one in a thousand один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер один, первый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ONE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRAP — I. ˈrap, dial ˈräp verb ( wrapped also wrapt -pt ; wrapped also wrapt ; wrapping ; wraps ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINGER — I. ˈfiŋgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
FINGER — — fingerer , n. — fingerless , adj. /fing"geuhr/ , n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRAP — I. ˈrap verb ( wrapped ; wrap·ping ) Etymology: Middle English wrappen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FINGER — I. ˈfiŋ-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRAP — vt to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds. 2. wrap ·vt to snatch up; transport; chiefly used …
Webster English vocab
FINGER — vt to touch lightly; to toy with. 2. finger ·vt to execute, as any delicate work. 3. finger ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
WRAP — [wrap] vb wrapped ; wrap.ping [ME wrappen] vt (14c) 1 a: to cover esp. by winding or folding b: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FINGER — [fin.ger] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fingar finger] (bef. 12c) 1: any of the five terminating members of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FINGER — ancient measure of 1/8 yard, or 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm), used primarily to measure lengths of cloth. The finger …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRAP — / ræp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) 1. [ vn ] wrap sth (up) (in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINGER — / ˈfɪŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRAP — I. wrap 1 S3 /ræp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wrapped , present participle wrapping ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FINGER — I. fin ‧ ger 1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
FINGER — n. & v. n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRAP — v. & n. --v.tr. (wrapped, wrapping) 1. (often foll. by up) envelop in folded or soft encircling material (wrap it …
Oxford English vocab
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
WRAP — ( wraps, wrapping, wrapped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINGER — ( fingers, fingering, fingered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your fingers …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WRAP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bubble wrap gift wrap plastic wrap put/wrap your arms around sb ▪ I put …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINGER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be caught with your hands/fingers in the till (= to be caught stealing from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINGER — [noun] [C] - any of the long thin jointed parts of the hand, esp. those which are not thumbsHe noticed …
Cambridge English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WRAP — I. noun Wrap is used after these nouns: ↑ gift II. verb ADVERB ▪ firmly , securely , tightly ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab

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