[first string] (1) {n.}, {informal} 1. The best group of players on a team; first team; A team. * /Dick loved basketball and practiced hard until he was put on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the string

[on the string] or [on a string] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Under your influence or control; obedient to every wish. * /The baby had his mother on a string./ * /She […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

string

[string] See: [FIRST STRING], [LATCH STRING], [ON THE STRING] or [ON A STRING], [PULL STRINGS], [PURSE STRINGS], [SHOE-STRING CATCH], [TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

latch string

[latch string] {n.} 1. A string that opens an old-fashioned door by lifting a small bar. * /The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Russian proverb

When the Czar has a cold, all Russia laughs.

skin

[skin] See: [BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH], [GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN], [JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN], [KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED] or […]

under fire

[under fire] {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood […]