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EAT OUT OF (SOMEONE'S) HAND

to be submissive
EAT OUT OF (SOMEONE'S) HAND
1. Jerry will do anything Lisa wants. She has him eating out of her hand.
2. The politician was so polished that had the crowd eating out of his hand by the end of his speech.

The expression originates from the idea that an animal that will eat out of one’s hand is very tame. It connotes an unhealthy submissiveness.


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