HAVE IN THE PALM OF ONE'S HAND

Meaning of HAVE IN THE PALM OF ONE'S HAND in English

{v. phr.} To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. * /Our boss felt that if he could calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in the palm of his hand./

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

HAVE IN THE PALM OF ONE'S HAND — {v. phr.} To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. * /Our boss felt that if he could …
Словарь английских идиом
HAVE IN THE PALM OF ONE'S HAND — v. phr. To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. Our boss felt that if he could calm …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALM — I Any of about 2,800 species of flowering, subtropical trees, shrubs, and vines that make up the family Arecaceae (or …
Английский словарь Британика
PALM — I. ˈpä]m, ˈpȧ] also ]lm; archaic ˈpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English palme, from …
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PALM — palm 1 /pahm/ , n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PALM — I. ˈpäm, ˈpälm, ˈpȯm, ˈpȯlm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PALM — vt to handle. 2. palm ·noun the flat inner face of an anchor fluke. 3. palm ·add. ·vt to "grease …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
PALM — [palm] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. L palma palm of the hand, palm tree; fr. the resemblance of the tree's …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PALM — any flowering plant of the order Arecales and of the single family in the order, Arecaceae (Palmae). Many of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PALM — palm BrE AmE pɑːm § pɑːlm, § pælm, § pɒlm AmE pɑːlm pɑːm, pɔːlm, pɔːm — Preference polls, American English: …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PALM — / pɑːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — I. palm 1 /pɑːm $ pɑːm, pɑːlm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . PART OF HAND the inside surface of …
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 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate 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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate 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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PALM — 1. n.1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — ( palms, palming, palmed) 1. A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
PALM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES olive/lemon/palm etc grove ▪ He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv. palm oil …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALM — off [phrasal verb] [M] - to persuade someone to accept (something) because you do not want it and it has …
Cambridge English vocab
PALM — n. coconut palm date palm palm PC Palm Springs Palm Sunday
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
PALM — n. palm on palm upon palm on or upon palm grease palm off palm oil
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PALM — noun 1 flat part of the front of your hand ADJECTIVE ▪ soft ▪ sweaty ▪ warm ▪ flat , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PALM — I 1. сущ. 1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm ≈ гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm ≈ потная ладонь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PALM — palm.ogg _I pɑ:m n 1. бот. пальма ( Palmae ) 2. 1> пальмовая ветвь ( символ победы ) 2> победа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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