How to Pronounce "under your thumb"
expression
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
UN-der yor THUHM
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
UN-duh yaw THUHM
Definition
If someone is under your thumb, you control them completely and they do what you want.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
British English
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UN-der yor THUHM
UK
UN-duh yaw THUHM
Listen in Context
His boss keeps him under her thumb.
She feels like she is always under her mother's thumb.
They are not under anyone's thumb now.
He's totally under her thumb—he never makes a decision without her.