putty in someone's hands

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别名

putty in the hands of someone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person; a puppet.

    习语 非正式 不可数

词源

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

来源：wiktionary