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Definition of putty in a person's hands

putty in (one's) hands

noun - uncountable

  • someone easy to manipulate.
                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                           

                        

    Citation from "Reconstructing Alice", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 02 2011.

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