μπαλάκι (κάποιου)

English translation: someone\'s plaything / putty in someone\'s hands

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Greek term or phrase:μπαλάκι (κάποιου)
English translation:someone\'s plaything / putty in someone\'s hands
Entered by: m_a_a_

10:48 Nov 30, 2016
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Greek term or phrase: μπαλάκι (κάποιου)
είμαι / γίνομαι ~ κάποιου, είμαι όργανό του, κάνω ό,τι θέλει αυτός

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I'm preferably looking for an idiom of equal imagery.
m_a_a_
Greece
Local time: 13:23
someone's plaything, putty in someone's hands
Explanation:
Αυτό που κάποτε λέγαμε «άθυρμα».

‘she was the mistress and plaything of a wealthy businessman’
‘Treating people like pawns and playthings in your own private emotional board game is cruel and callous.’
‘He soon realizes that he is only a toy, a plaything for his enemy, kept alive as a showcase of human inferiority.’

Να δούμε κι αυτό:
be (like) putty in someone's hands
Be easily manipulated or dominated by someone:
‘he was putty in her hands from the beginning’
‘No one could call it a fast-moving film, but I was putty in its hands.’
‘Within moments, another blast of calming washes over me, totally reducing me to putty in her hands.’
‘I tell you, I would be putty in your hands if you were to be affectionate to me.’
‘But even formidable Marjory is putty in Rosemary 's hands.’
‘Naive, idealistic and terminally gullible, Hawke is putty in his hands.’
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:23
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Summary of answers provided
4someone's plaything, putty in someone's hands
Nick Lingris
3puppet on a string
Kyriacos Georghiou
3to get kicked about/around--to become the kick-around of..
transphy


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puppet on a string


Explanation:
....

Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
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to get kicked about/around--to become the kick-around of..


Explanation:
' to get kicked about....'
He/She kicks me about
I get kicked about by...
to become the kick-around of
Even rats can only be kicked around for so long before they've had enough.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/kicked.html

transphy
Local time: 11:23
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
someone's plaything, putty in someone's hands


Explanation:
Αυτό που κάποτε λέγαμε «άθυρμα».

‘she was the mistress and plaything of a wealthy businessman’
‘Treating people like pawns and playthings in your own private emotional board game is cruel and callous.’
‘He soon realizes that he is only a toy, a plaything for his enemy, kept alive as a showcase of human inferiority.’

Να δούμε κι αυτό:
be (like) putty in someone's hands
Be easily manipulated or dominated by someone:
‘he was putty in her hands from the beginning’
‘No one could call it a fast-moving film, but I was putty in its hands.’
‘Within moments, another blast of calming washes over me, totally reducing me to putty in her hands.’
‘I tell you, I would be putty in your hands if you were to be affectionate to me.’
‘But even formidable Marjory is putty in Rosemary 's hands.’
‘Naive, idealistic and terminally gullible, Hawke is putty in his hands.’

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:23
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 52
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