单词 | to lay down the law |
释义 | to lay down the law phrase See full dictionary entry for law If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right. [disapproval] ...traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their offspring. Synonyms: be dogmatic, call the shots [informal], pontificate, rule the roost |
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