| 单词 | to eat out of another's hand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto eat out of another's hand d. to eat out of another's hand: to be completely submissive to a person, to be under another person's control. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > be completely submissive [verb (intransitive)] acquiesce1660 to eat out of another's hand1915 1915 J. Conrad Victory ii. vii. 139 He's like that—sometimes that familiar you might think he would eat out of your hand, and at others he would snub you sharper than a devil. 1921 H. Walpole Young Enchanted ii. v. 185 I won a glorious victory and Victoria has eaten out of my hand ever since. 1957 J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak xxiii. 236 This reconnaissance would have him eating out of his hand before it was done. 1968 ‘M. Carroll’ Dead Trouble iii. 53 Shaun won't turn me out now. I've got him eating out of my hand. < as lemmas |
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