have someone in the palm of one's hand vs self-control

have someone in the palm of one's hand

verb

  • To have full control or influence over someone. 

self-control

verb

  • To control oneself or itself. 

noun

  • The ability to control one's desires and impulses; willpower. 

How often have the words have someone in the palm of one's hand and self-control occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )