to be (like) putty in
1(like) putty in someone's hands — (like) putty in someone’s hands phrase very easily influenced or persuaded by someone She can talk him round – he’s putty in her hands. Thesaurus: weak, and not determined or ambitioussynonym Main entry: putty …
2(like) putty in somebody's hands — (like) putty in sb s ˈhands idiom easily controlled or influenced by another person • She ll persuade him. He s like putty in her hands. Main entry: ↑puttyidiom …
3be (like) putty in someone's hands — be easily manipulated by someone. → putty …
4be like putty in someone's hands — ► be (like) putty in someone s hands be easily manipulated by someone. Main Entry: ↑putty …
5putty — ► NOUN ▪ a malleable paste that hardens as it sets, used for sealing glass in window frames, filling holes in wood, etc. ● be (like) putty in someone s hands Cf. ↑be putty in someone s hands ORIGIN French potée, potful …
6putty — noun 1》 a malleable paste, made from ground chalk and raw linseed oil, that gradually hardens and is used for sealing glass in window frames. ↘a malleable substance used as a filler, modelling material, etc. 2》 a polishing powder, usually… …
7putty — UK [ˈpʌtɪ] / US noun [uncountable] a soft grey substance used for fixing glass into windows • (like) putty in someone s hands very easily influenced or persuaded by someone She can talk him round – he s putty in her hands …
8putty — put|ty [ pʌti ] noun uncount a soft gray substance used for putting glass in windows (like) putty in someone s hands very easily influenced or persuaded by someone …
9putty — [put′ē] n. [Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, POT1] 1. a) a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc. b) any substance like this in consistency, use,… …
10PuTTY — infobox software name = PuTTY caption = PuTTY main configuration dialog on Windows developer = Simon Tatham latest release version = 0.60 latest release date = release date|2007|04|29 operating system = Cross platform programming language = C… …
