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Auntie Julie was a bossy wee body with a pug nose and a big bust, and she had Uncle Geordie completely under her thumb. BNC
His wife, who isn't interested in history at all, is a real dragon, and he spends most of his life completely under her thumb. BNC
As I follow her into the front room someone whispers to Rufus: `She got him under her thumb, I think.' BNC
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