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Verb

To treat badly, cruelly, or violently

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

tell someone what to do

make things hot for someone

dictate to

use strong-arm tactics on

lay down the law

throw your weight around

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

have under one's thumb

hold sway over

lead by the nose

bring someone to their knees

throw one's weight about

be prejudiced against

be against

be set against

enforce

feel ill will towards

show ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

put the frighteners on

oversee

superintend

make it hot for someone

demonize^US

demonise^UK

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

stack the deck

get on someone's back

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

be at the helm

have upper hand

rule the roost in

have the upper hand in

be in the driver's seat

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“Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary, we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel.”

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