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outshine(verb, control, run, rule)
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outvote(verb, upset, control, cancel)
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outweigh(verb, upset, control, command)
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overbear(verb, control, run, determine)
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overlook(verb, run, rule, lead)
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override(verb, control, determine, rule)
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play first fiddle(verb, expression, idiom, control, run)
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point(verb, show, drive, see)
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prevail on(verb, expression, control, influence)
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prevail over(verb, expression, upset, control, run)
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pull the wires(verb, expression, idiom, run)
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push(verb, control, determine, rule)
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push buttons(verb, expression, run, rule)
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put across(verb, expression, control, influence)
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regiment(verb, state, order, charge, run)
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request(verb, control, run, maintain)
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ride roughshod(verb, expression, upset, control)
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route(verb, show, drive, see)
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rule against(verb, expression, upset, control)
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rule the roost(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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