He had always wanted to keep both of us under his thumb, but no man can tell me what to do with my life.

It was more like they were under the thumb of someone.

He does not like to be under the thumb of authority.

With them at the prison, they pretty much had me under their thumb.

That wouldn't be enough to keep the Court completely under his thumb, though.

As a result, it has often been under the Government's thumb.

You've even managed to bring her father under your thumb.

We haven't had to live under Jerry's thumb the last two years.

The pages she'd already turned were under her left thumb.

When he's not under God's thumb he can act quite smart.