Daily Easy English Expression Podcast Daily Easy English #1184: Learn how to use "like PUTTY in my hands~" with Coach Shane
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Jun 29, 2026 Learn how to use the American phrase "like putty in my hands" with clear comparisons to putty, clay, and dough. Hear a short dialogue showing casual usage. Explore playful versus negative connotations and how the phrase relates to influence and control in relationships. Plus prompts that get listeners thinking about their own relationships.
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Why Putty Evokes Easy Influence
- Putty is a very soft, shapeable material like clay or dough used in construction and plumbing.
- Knowing this physical quality makes the idiom 'like putty in my hands' easy to understand as 'easily shaped or influenced'.
Dialogue Showing The Idiom In Action
- The short dialogue shows practical use: 'I'll have my wife bake you a cake' met with 'What if she doesn't want to?' and 'She's like putty in my hands.'
- This demonstrates a light, everyday context where the idiom signals easy persuasion.