putty in someone's hands

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person; a puppet. idiomatic,informal,uncountable
    — Why, Marseny, here, he wan't no more than so much putty in her hands.

词形变化

putty in the hands of someone alternative

词源

A metaphor likening the easy malleability of putty to the easy manipulability of the person. First use appears c. 1867.
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