Eat out of your/somebody’s hand
phrase
To easily convince or manage someone, as though they are very tame or submissive.
He is so good at negotiating that he can make anyone eat out of his hand.
Often appears as...
- have someone eat out of your hand
- make someone eat out of your hand
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
phrase
To easily convince or manage someone, as though they are very tame or submissive.
He is so good at negotiating that he can make anyone eat out of his hand.
Often appears as...
- have someone eat out of your hand
- make someone eat out of your hand
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used to describe a situation where one person has complete control over another.
With just a few compliments, she had him eating out of her hand.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasion Skill
Highlights someone's ability to convince others to do something effortlessly.
He can even make the boss eat out of his hand; his persuasion skill is unmatched.
Pro Tip 3/3Tamed Submission
Implies that the person being influenced is acting very submissive, like a tame animal.
During the debate, the audience was eating out of her hand, nodding in agreement.
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