Under the thumb?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mafia">mafia</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> “<span word="these">these</span> <span word="families">families</span>” <span word="were">were</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mafia">mafia</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="relentless">relentless</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="likening">likening</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="insect">insect</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> – <span word="air">air</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="nip">nip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interpreting">interpreting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span>, <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unequal">unequal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resides">resides</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="powerless">powerless</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figurative">figurative</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p>
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