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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?
A legal matter that is very easy to solve
The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.
