La lista de Idioms mostradas a continuación, competen al ítem sobre Control e Influencia:
| Hold the aces | Lead sb by the nose |
| Twist sb’s arm | The organ grinder’s monkey |
| Have sb over a barrel | He who pays the piper calls the tune |
| At sb’s beck and call | In high places |
| Bring sb to book | In sb’s pocket |
| Pitch camp | The power behind the throne |
| A loose cannon | Putty in your hands |
| Divide and conquer/rule | Break rank |
| A lame duck | Hold sb to ransom |
| Have sb’s ear | Run rings round sb |
| Lead the field | Run riot |
| Twist/wrap sb around your little finger | Rule the roost |
| An iron fist (in a velvet glove) | In the saddle |
| Go with the flow | Tighten/turn the screw on sb |
| Play God | Put the screws on sb |
| Be the shorts hairs | In the diving/driver’s seat |
| Force sb’s hand | Run a tight ship |
| Get out of hand | By the short and curlies |
| Have sb eating out of (the | Call the shots |
| palm of) your hand | Have/keep sb on a string |
| A heavy hand | Pull strings |
| In the palm/hollow of your hand | Pull the strings |
| A steady hand on the tiller | The men in (grey) suits |
| Take sb in hand | Keep tabs on sb |
| The upper hand | The tall wags the dog |
| In your hands | Grab/have/take sb by the throat |
| Hold/put a gun to sb’s head | Under sb’s thumb |
| Bring/call sb to heel | On top of sth |
| Dig in your heels | A soft touch |
| Get your hooks into sb | An easy touch |
| Jump through hoops | Kick over the traces |
| Go through the hoops | The top of the tree |
| A hostage to fortune | Call the tune |
| Jobs for the boys/girls | Dance to sb’s tune |
| A law unto yourself | Kick sb upstairs |
| A longer leash | Wear the trousers/pants |
| On a short leash | Carry weight |
| Put your life in sb’s hands | Crack the whip |
| Flex your muscle | Have/hold the whip hand |
| Breathe down sb’s neck | Sb’s word is law |
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