have someone in one's power

have someone in one's power
= have someone under one's power

I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power

Syn:
have control over, have influence over, have under one's thumb, have at one's mercy, have in one's clutches, have in the palm of one's hand, have someone wrapped around one's little finger, have in one's hip pocket; informal have over a barrel

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