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wrap around one's little finger

wrap around one's little finger verb: to successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.

Verb

wrap around one's little finger (third-person singular simple present wraps around one's little finger, present participle wrapping around one's little finger, simple past and past participle wrapped around one's little finger)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.
    • She has all of them wrapped around her little finger. They'd do anything for her.

Synonyms of wrap around one's little finger

Forms of wrap around one's little finger

third-person singular presentwraps around one's little finger
present participlewrapping around one's little finger
past participlewrapped around one's little finger
pastwrapped around one's little finger
alternative formwrap around one's finger

Questions about wrap around one's little finger

What does wrap around one's little finger mean?
Wrap around one's little finger means to successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.
What part of speech is wrap around one's little finger?
Wrap around one's little finger is a verb.
What is the past tense of wrap around one's little finger?
The past tense of wrap around one's little finger is wrapped around one's little finger.

Words near wrap around one's little finger in the dictionary

  1. WRANS
  2. wrap
  3. wrap account
  4. wrap accounts
  5. wrap around
  6. wrap around one's little finger
  7. wrap dress
  8. wrap dresses
  9. wrap in cotton wool
  10. wrap in the flag
  11. wrap it before you tap it

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