Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the idiomatic phrase/expression that best completes the given sentence.

He wants to keep his children ________ all the time.

  1. under his thumb

  2. under pressure

  3. under the influence

  4. under the wire

  5. under a cloud
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct expression. It means to keep under complete control. He wants to keep his children under his thumb all the time.

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