lay down the law

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lay down the law
v. speak with authority


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Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess is the seventh full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music), and also the first album with new drummer-Joe Hasselvander.
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lay down the law
tell someone what to do using your power or influence The new management plans to lay down the law to the workers regarding long lunch breaks.

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lay down the law
Synonyms and related words:
be responsible for, bestride, call the signals, captain, carry on, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, dogmatize, dominate, engineer, govern, handle, have the ascendancy, head, head up, lead, lead on, make the rules, manage, maneuver, manipulate, master, mastermind, officer, oracle, oraculate, order, play first fiddle, pontificate, predominate, preponderate, prescribe, prevail, proclaim, pull the strings, quarterback, regulate, rule the roost, run, skipper, take command, take the lead, twist, wear the pants
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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lay down the law
idm. พูดเชิงบังคับ, พูดให้เชื่อฟัง

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