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144 entries under rule topic. ×
| prescribe(verb, state, control, order, determine) | |
| prevail(verb, control, order, run, determine) | |
| pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) | |
| quarterback(verb, control, show, run, direct) | |
| run the show(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) | |
| tame(verb, hold, run, direct) | |
| wield(verb, take, control, work, accept) | |
| carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, order) | |
| charge(noun, verb, determine, direct) | |
| exercise authority(verb, expression, idiom, run, direct) | |
| incline(verb, move, hold, control, place) | |
| keep(verb, hold, control, order, run) | |
| advise(verb, take, control, work, show) | |
| deal with(verb, expression, take, control, work) | |
| domineer(verb, control, order, run, determine) | |
| have authority(verb, expression, idiom, control, determine) | |
| have power(verb, expression, control, determine, direct) | |
| have the say(verb, expression, idiom, control, run) | |
| instruct(verb, state, control, order, charge) | |
| lay down the law(verb, expression, idiom, state, control) |
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