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65 entries under expression topic. ×
| dress down(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) | |
| exercise authority(verb, control, order, run) | |
| give a talking-to(idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach) | |
| give a talking to(idiom, abuse, scorn, insult) | |
| have upper hand(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| head up(verb, phrasal verb, control, order) | |
| hold dominion(verb, control, order, run) | |
| hold office(verb, control, order, run) | |
| hold sway over(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, control) | |
| hold the reins(verb, idiom, order, run) | |
| jump on(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt) | |
| keep aft(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rate) | |
| keep under thumb(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| lay down(verb, phrasal verb, state, order) | |
| lead by the nose(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| light into(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke) | |
| mark out(verb, phrasal verb, order, set) | |
| occupy throne(verb, control, order, run) | |
| play first fiddle(verb, idiom, control, run) | |
| prevail over(verb, phrasal verb, control, run) |
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