의미: putty

put·ty n. (pl. -ties)

1 [U] 퍼티 《접합제의 일종》

2 마음대로 모양을 바꿀 수 있는 물건; 하자는 대로 하는 사람
glaziers' putty 유리창 접합용 퍼티
jewelers' putty 유리나 금속을 닦는 주석[납] 가루
plasterers' putty 도장(塗裝) 공사용 퍼티
━ vt. (-tied)

1 퍼티로 접합하다

2 퍼티를 칠하다

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putty in one's hands

Idiom(s): putty in one's hands

Theme: INFLUENCE

easily influenced by someone else; excessively willing to do what someone else wishes.
• Bob's wife is putty in his hands. She never thinks for herself.
• Jane's putty in her mother's hands. She always does exactly what she is told.

putty in someone's hands

putty in someone's hands
A person who is easily influenced or malleable, as in Dean adored his little granddaughter; he was putty in her hands. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1924, transfers the malleable quality of putty to human behavior. Also see twist around one's finger.

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Worthless; absolutely broke or gone wrong. Primarily heard in Australia. All our adamantine assignment will be up to adjustable if they cull their investments now. It's no admiration things accept gotten so bad—the accomplished political arrangement is up to putty!Learn more: putty, up

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beneath the appropriate standard; useless. Australian informalLearn more: putty, up

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putty in one's hands

putty in someone's hands

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