tener en el bote

== Spanish == === Verb === tener en el bote (first-person singular present tengo en el bote, first-person singular preterite tuve en el bote, past participle tenido en el bote) (idiomatic) to have someone eat out of one's hand === Further reading === “tener a alguien o algo en el bote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025