lay down the law
informalDefinition
› to forcefully make known what you think should happen: She can't just come into this office and start laying down the law.Giving orders and commands
(Definition of lay down the law from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bade verb
- behest noun
- boss verb
- bossyboots noun
- call for sth phrasal verb
- call sb/sth off phrasal verb
- charge verb (ORDER)
- defy verb
- detail verb (ORDER)
- dictate to sb phrasal verb
- expect verb (DEMAND)
- harry verb
- importunate adjective
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- prescribe verb (GIVE RULE)
- prescribed adjective (RULE)
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