have something in the palm of one's hand
oversee
verb
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To inspect, examine
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To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
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To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
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To observe secretly or unintentionally.
How often have the words have something in the palm of one's hand and oversee occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )