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#1
November 09, 2010, 02:41 PM
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Tiene al marido bien metido en cintura
In English?
It means that she is the one who wear the trousers, more o r less. 
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#2
November 09, 2010, 05:57 PM
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You have the translation correct.
There are other terms as well: She has him tied to her apron strings. He's henpecked by his wife.
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November 10, 2010, 01:53 AM
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Thanks POLI.
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#4
November 10, 2010, 06:51 AM
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"She wears the pants in the family" - That is a common phrase.
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November 17, 2010, 01:26 AM
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Se puede usar tambien para hijos, empleados, estudiantes etc...
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November 25, 2010, 03:09 AM
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Si digo tiene a sus alumnos bien metidos en cintura, quiero decir que les hace trabajar mucho, y que son disciplinados, en ese contexto como se diria?
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November 25, 2010, 09:28 PM
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He's got his students well under control.
You can say: He's got them under his thumb.
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#8
November 26, 2010, 12:51 AM
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Muchisimas gracias POLI
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November 27, 2010, 03:39 PM
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Ah, al contestar tu otro hilo de "a su antojo" te he incluido lo del "little finger", que también puede funcionar (aunque con otras connotaciones o 'nuances') con esta expresión.
maneja al marido a su antojo = she can twist her husband around her little finger
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