have smb. on a string

have smb. on a string
(have (или keep) smb. on a (или the) string)
1) всецело подчинить себе кого-л.; ≈ вести кого-л. на поводу

He's a quiet fellow, is Joe. Close. Anything Rose did was right in his eyes. She had him on a string all right. (A. Christie, ‘The Thirteen Problems’, ch. 13) — Джо - человек тихий, неразговорчивый. Он считает правильным все, что Роза ни сделает. Он ведь у нее под башмаком.

2) держать кого-л. в неизвестности; ≈ водить кого-л. за нос

She could have every other man in the town on a string if she liked, but she wasn't going to make a laughing-stock of him any more. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 2) — Эми может водить за нос хоть всех мужчин в городе, если ей так нравится, но из него делать посмешище она больше не позволит.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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