readily manipulated or controlled by another person.' name='description'> putty in someone's hands - definition and meaning
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putty in someone's hands

Definitions

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  • noun idiomatic, of a person One who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person.

Etymologies

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A metaphor likening the easy malleability of putty to the easy manipulability of the person.

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. pushover
  2. wimp
  3. wuss

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. eat out of someone's hand
  2. wrap around one's little finger

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