He always felt like he was under his father's thumb
She refused to be kept under anyone's thumb
The new manager had everyone under his thumb
He's so controlling, he has his whole family under his thumb
I don't want to live my life under someone else's thumb
She broke free from being under her ex-boyfriend's thumb
The dictator kept his people under his thumb through fear
After the incident, he was completely under the boss's thumb
It's not healthy to be constantly under someone's thumb
She finally escaped from being under her manipulative mother's thumb
I feel like my boss keeps me under his thumb all the time.
That sounds really difficult to deal with.
It makes it hard to do my best work honestly.
He kept his employees under his thumb
He controlled his employees completely
His employees were completely controlled by him