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242 entries under expression topic. ×
| wear the crown(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| hold sway(verb, control, order, run) | |
| call the shots(verb, idiom, state, move) | |
| head up(verb, phrasal verb, control, run) | |
| look after(verb, phrasal verb, see, note) | |
| preside over(verb, phrasal verb, move, control) | |
| be in power(verb, idiom, control, order) | |
| call the signals(verb, idiom, take, control) | |
| carry out(verb, phrasal verb, control, give) | |
| hold back(verb, control, check, restrain) | |
| hold sway over(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| hold the reins(verb, idiom, order, run) | |
| possess authority(idiom, government) | |
| pull the strings(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| rule over(verb, control, direct, influence) | |
| run the show(verb, idiom, control, order) | |
| carry on(verb, phrasal verb, control, order) | |
| exercise authority(verb, idiom, run, direct) | |
| keep in check | |
| wield authority(idiom, government) |
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