To eat out of someone's hand American British verb phrase
This phrase often goes with the verb "have".
Used in a situation in which one is obedient or even under the control of someone else.
Although my partner in the project was so mean and uncooperative in the early days, I have had him eating out of my hand.
A good salesperson should have customers eating out of her hand.
I had the naughty kids eating out of my hand.
The verb "eat" should be conjugated according to its tense.