Decisión y Control - Obediencia

Descubre cómo los modismos en inglés como "toe the line" y "come to heel" se relacionan con la obediencia en inglés.

Revisión

Tarjetas de memoria

Cuestionario

Empezar a aprender

English idioms related to Decision & Control

to dance to one's tune

[Frase]

to do things as desired or required by someone else

bailar al son de alguien, hacer lo que alguien quiere

Ex: The staff danced to the manager's tune to secure their bonuses.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to have somebody by the balls

[Frase]

to have power and influence over someone

tenerlo agarrado, tenerlo pillado

Ex: Once she found the emails, she had him by the balls.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

like sheep

[Frase]

in a way that closely imitates what the others are doing in an unquestioning manner

como borregos, siguiendo al rebaño

Ex: They followed the trend like sheep without asking whether it made sense.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

{one's} (wish|word) [is] {one's} command

one's wish is one's command

[Oración]

used to demonstrate one's complete obedience

tus deseos son órdenes, lo que tú digas

Ex: Just tell me what you need; your wish is my command.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to [have] {sb} (in the palm|eating out) of {one's} hand

to have somebody in the palm of one's hand

[Frase]

to have someone under one's complete domination or control

tener a alguien en su mano, tener completo control sobre alguien

Ex: The new CEO has the entire board eating out of his hand.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

under one's thumb

[Frase]

completely under one's direct control

bajo su control absoluto, comiendo de su mano

Ex: He keeps the whole department under his thumb.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to [wrap|twist|wind] {sb} around {one's} (little|) finger

to wrap somebody around one's (little) finger

[Frase]

to manage to convince someone to do whatever one asks of them out of love or respect that they have for one

tener a alguien comiendo de su mano, manejar a alguien a su antojo

Ex: With one smile, she had him wrapped around her little finger.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

at one's beck and call

[Frase]

at someone's complete service

siempre a su disposición, a su servicio en todo momento

Ex: The assistant is at her boss's beck and call.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to come to heel

[Frase]

to accept to obey someone

pasar por el aro, ponerse en vereda

Ex: After months of defiance, the governor finally came to heel.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to say the word

[Frase]

to order someone to do something for one

dar la orden, ordenar

Ex: Give the word and the soldiers will move immediately.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to bring somebody to heel

[Frase]

to use force to make someone do as one says

hacer que alguien obedezca, poner a alguien en línea

Ex: The general brought the troops to heel after the rebellion.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

have somebody by the short hairs

[Frase]

to have complete control over another individual

tenerlo bien agarrado, tenerlo pillado

Ex: Once they found the missing files, they had him by the short hairs.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

to toe the line

[Frase]

to unwillingly obey the rules and accept the ideas or principles of a specific group or person

seguir las normas, acomodarse a las reglas

Ex: The new recruits were expected to toe the line without question.

Cerrar

Iniciar sesión

Decisión y Control
Bajo Control	Fuera de Control	Perder el Control	Estar a Cargo
Fuerza y Obligación	Obediencia	Elecciones y Decisiones	Decisión
Indecisión	Dependencia

Descargar la aplicación LanGeek