Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the palm of one's hand

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: in- the -palm of one's -hand
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Being fully controlled or influenced by something.

Example Sentences

"The vamp melted into his sizzling hit, "Don't Stop," and in a matter of seconds the audience was in the palm of his hand."
"Opinion polls in the wake of the interview showed support for the princess at 92 percent. She had the public in the palm of her hand."

Questions

What does in the palm of one's hand mean?: Being fully controlled or influenced by something.

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