[Idiom] WRAP AROUND FINGER. - Learn Strategies for Gaining Influence and Control
Wrap around finger.
Have complete control over someone.
To "wrap around finger" means to have someone completely under your control or influence, often without their realizing it. For example, if a child has their parents wrapped around their finger, the parents may do anything the child wants, usually because the child is very charming or manipulative.
Example Sentences
He has everyone wrapped around his finger.
He has everyone doing what he wants.
With her charm, she could have the entire board wrapped around her finger in no time.
With her charm, she quickly gained control over the entire board.
He knew exactly what to say to get his grandmother wrapped around his finger for a bit more spending money.
He knew exactly how to persuade his grandmother to give him more spending money.