under the thumb 和play hard to get

题目

under the thumb 和play hard to get

答案

under the thumb 受制于...(和汉语的“玩弄于股掌之中”很象哦.）可以说under the thumb of sb;或者under one's thumb.如：
The young man is under the thumb of his wife.
那个年轻人受制于她太太.
She's got her husband under her thumb.
play hard to get 玩欲擒故纵.如：
A: So she stood you up last night.
A: 那么说, 她昨晚放你鸽子啦?
B: Well, I guess she's trying to play hard-to-get.
B: 嗯, 大概想跟我玩“欲擒故纵”的游戏吧!