Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is under someone’s thumb and it is a phrase meaning “under someone’s control/influence”.
Example Sentence: Pakistan has been pursuing an ill-considered policy of supporting violent extremist groups that are seen capable of hurting India and keeping Kabul under its thumb. It is not that Pakistan’s military was oblivious to Afghan Taliban’s intransigence (refusal to change opinion/behaviour). Rather, it thought of it as an expedient (useful) chess piece (pawn/bishop/knight/rook/queen/king) in the great game against India.
This phrase is present in The rebounding of Pakistan’s Afghan strategy and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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