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| ridden (в сложных словах); in the grip of something (чего-либо); under the thumb (кого-либо – of somebody Anglophile); in the throes (triumfov); in the halls of power (во властных структурах denghu); in the toils of (чего-либо); at the mercy of (кого-либо, чего-либо); in the corridors of power (Alexander Demidov); in; under the spell of (sea holly); in the thrall of | |||
| in the grips of (кого-л., чего-л.: Jane recounted a disturbing experience with her daughter, who had an unsettling connection with an entity named Lisa. Years ago, the family had moved into a house where the daughter claimed to interact with Lisa, a girl who had been beaten to death by her mother in a room down the hall. Strange occurrences, including the daughter's eerie behavior and the unexplained deaths of dogs in the pool, led to a visit from a parapsychologist who identified seven to eight entities in the home. The expert urged Jane to leave the possessed house immediately. Her daughter, now 40, remains distant and cold, and Jane suspects still in the grips of Lisa. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) | |||
| in the palm of one's hand (чьей-либо plushkina) | |||
| in the toils of something (чего-либо); at the mercy of someone, something (кого-либо, чего-либо); at the mercy of someone, something (кого-либо, чего-либо) | |||
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| within someone's gift (Баян) | |||
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| to the seat of authority (Liv Bliss) | |||
| во власти: 94 phrases in 14 subjects |
| Bookish / literary | 1 |
| Business | 1 |
| Christianity | 1 |
| Diplomacy | 2 |
| Drug-related slang | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
| Figurative | 1 |
| Figure of speech | 2 |
| General | 54 |
| Idiomatic | 2 |
| Literature | 1 |
| Makarov | 23 |
| Military | 2 |
| Politics | 2 |