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What is another word for laid down the law?

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Past tense for to issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way

Past tense for to command the doing of by one's authority

Past tense for to criticize or censure harshly

Past tense for to direct, handle, control, or be in charge of

Past tense for to express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way

Past tense for to declare or announce in a formal or solemn way

Past tense for to punish or rebuke formally for an offense

Past tense for to give an authoritative or peremptory order

Past tense for to maintain one's position staunchly in the face of opposition

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Verb

Past tense for to issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

called the tune

called the shots

told someone what to do

threw your weight around

thrown your weight around

walked all over

acted the tin god

used strong-arm tactics on

tried to control

given orders to

put the screws on

led by the nose

ruled the roost

ruled with a rod of iron

pushed the buttons

kept under thumb

ruled with an iron hand

bent to your will

was in the saddle

been in the saddle

were in the saddle

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“She'll lay down the law on headline issues and take your calls.”

Verb

Past tense for to command the doing of by one's authority

put your foot down

read the riot act

put laws in force

constitutionalized

established laws

formulated laws

made a judgement

arranged a date for

arranged a time for

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Verb

Past tense for to criticize or censure harshly

gave a talking-to

given a talking-to

raked over the coals

read the riot act

let someone have it

hauled over the coals

found fault with

brought to book

rapped over the knuckles

remonstrated with

slapped someone's wrist

gave someone a mouthful

gave someone a rating

gave someone a roasting

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone an earful

torn off a strip

given someone a bollocking

given someone a telling-off

given someone hell

gave someone a rollicking

tore off a strip

given someone a roasting

gave someone a bollocking

given someone a mouthful

given someone a rollicking

given someone an earful

gave someone hell

given someone a rating

gave someone a telling-off

gave someone a row

given someone what for

given someone a caning

given someone a row

gave someone a caning

gave someone a wigging

had someone on the carpet

vituperated against

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

inveighed against

jumped down someone's throat

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

tore a strip off

torn a strip off

taken to pieces

gave someone some stick

bitten someone's head off

given the business

gave the business

given someone some stick

took to the woodshed

bit someone's head off

taken to the woodshed

cast aspersions on

pulled to pieces

fulminated against

poured scorn on

dragged through the mud

spread lies about

picked holes in

did a hatchet job on

done a hatchet job on

spread scandal about

blackened the name of

cut to the quick

criticizes severely

marginalized^US

marginalised^UK

picked to pieces

thrown brickbats at

threw brickbats at

sullied the reputation of

spread tales about

cut down to size

spoken badly of

given someone a bad press

gave someone a bad press

gave a bad name

given a bad name

treated lightly

blackened the reputation of

told lies about

conducted a smear campaign against

called over the coals

dragged through the mire

thundered against

brought into disrepute

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

treated disrespectfully

declaimed against

gave a black eye

given a black eye

animadverted on

jumped down one's throat

nitpicked about

given something a battering

gave something a battering

run a smear campaign against

dragged name through mud

hurt somebody's feelings

looked down upon

blackened the character of

dragged someone's name through the mud

blackened someone's name

treated with contempt

put up a fight against

felt contempt for

gone for the jugular

went for the jugular

gave a bad press to

given a bad press to

gave some stick to

given some stick to

regarded with disgust

felt aversion to

felt disgust for

discountenanced

felt revulsion to

snapped someone's head off

jumped on one's case

hung something on

pointed finger at

laid at one's door

sent up the river

had a horror of

done a number on

did a number on

rapped knuckles

cracked down on

given someone bondi

gave someone bondi

caused offence to

ran a smear campaign against

found intolerable

passed strictures upon

accused falsely

criticized hatefully

hurled insults at

treated contemptuously

jumped all over

had a strong aversion to

curled your lip at

wrote false reports about

shot full of holes

called on the carpet

spitted in the eye of

kicked up a fuss about

animadverted upon

expressed disapproval of

taken a swipe at

protested strongly at

taken down a peg

poked mullock at

looked down one's nose at

expostulated about

kept nothing back

took a swipe at

made a fuss about

turned your nose up at

took down a peg

complained about

remonstrated about

written false reports about

knocked off high horse

complained vociferously about

spitted in the face of

made a stand against

disagreed violently with

erupted with anger

kicked up a stink about

greatly disliked

held in contempt

thumbed nose at

made a protest against

brought discredit to

stepped on one's toes

criticized unfairly

regarded with contempt

criticized harshly

opposed strongly

raised objections to

run smear campaign

heaped scorn on

complained bitterly about

assaulted verbally

blown whistle on

blew whistle on

given offence to

gave offence to

gave a tongue-lashing

given a tongue-lashing

gave comeuppance

given comeuppance

given black eye

shown contempt for

showed contempt for

ran smear campaign

given a piece of one's mind

gave tongue-lashing

given tongue-lashing

gave a piece of one's mind

spoke of with disfavour

spoken of with disfavour

given someone a carpeting

gave someone a carpeting

taken great exception to

took a stand against

spoke out against

taken issue with

took issue with

spoken out against

took great exception to

taken a stand against

taken the piss out of

showed contempt

took the mickey

took the piss out of

taken the mickey

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Verb

Past tense for to direct, handle, control, or be in charge of

exercised control over

assumed command

called the tune

exercised authority

occupied throne

called the signals

pulled the strings

served the people

was in the driving seat

were in the driving seat

been in the driving seat

called the shots

ruled the roost

kept under thumb

played first fiddle

led by the nose

assumed command of

called the shots on

walked all over

had ascendancy over

ruled the roost in

had mastery over

was in the saddle

cracked the whip

been in the saddle

had the whip hand over

were in the saddle

had the upper hand in

held the purse strings

worn the trousers

made the decisions

had the upper hand over

wore the trousers

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

been in control

were in control

had authority over

put on the right track

exercised power

exercised authority over

held dominion over

been responsible for

were responsible for

was responsible for

controlled the affairs of

pointed in the right direction

took the reins of

taken the reins of

taken the chair

had command over

pulled the wires

called the tune in

called the shots in

maintained order

taken the reins

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Verb

Past tense for to express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way

got on a soapbox

gotten on a soapbox

Verb

Past tense for to declare or announce in a formal or solemn way

made a ruling on

passed judgement on

sat in judgment

sat in judgement on

passed judgment

given a verdict on

given a ruling on

gave a ruling on

gave a verdict on

stated publicly

spread it around

passed the word

shouted from the rooftops

blazoned abroad

shouted from the housetops

shot off one's mouth

got on a soapbox

gotten on a soapbox

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Verb

Past tense for to punish or rebuke formally for an offense

Verb

Past tense for to give an authoritative or peremptory order

Verb

Past tense for to maintain one's position staunchly in the face of opposition

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