EAT OUT OF (SOMEONE’S) HAND, EGG ON (ONE’S) FACE, HAVE, ELEVENTH HOUR: American English Idioms #63
EAT OUT OF (SOMEONE’S) HAND The idiom is used using the phrase “to eat out of someone’s hand” to indicate that they are in control of the situation, they have everything under their jurisdiction. The person who has this power over someone is the one with their hand. They are figuratively feeding them, controlling them,…