To be under someone's control and subjected to ridicule; to be in a humiliating position where one must concede.
他因为一时疏忽，被人抓住了把柄，不得不杯羹之让，处处受制于人。
Due to a moment of oversight, he was caught in a compromising position and was forced into a humiliating concession, constantly being controlled by others.
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