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2021-12-31 04:12
Have (someone) eating out of (one's) hand phrase
To have complete control over someone, so they will believe or do exactly what you want.
He had the audience eating out of his hand with just a few jokes.
John is a silver-tongued salesman. After talking to that female client for just a few minutes, he had her eating out of his hands.
Since I rescued him, I've had him eating out of my hands.
The verb "have" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase conjures up the image of an animal that is tame and will take food from a person's hand.
Do you see anything wrong?
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.
