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To oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

rule with an iron hand

rule despotically

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

have someone under your thumb

keep someone under one's thumb

keep under thumb

use strong-arm tactics on

exercise control over

put the screws on

lay down the law

discriminate against

be in control of

have control of

be in charge of

lead by the nose

be in the saddle

put pressure on

twist someone's arm

bring under the yoke

put the frighteners on

be in command of

be at the helm of

play first fiddle

put the squeeze on

be the leader of

have under one's thumb

scare the bejesus out of

have the upper hand over

have upper hand

tell what to do

push someone around

grind someone down

act the tin god

turn the screws on

tighten the screws on

find fault with

twist somebody's arm

throw one's weight around

throw one's weight about

put through the wringer

put the chill on

play the heavy with

punish repeatedly and unfairly

have power over

use pressure on

turn on the heat

be pre-eminent over

have command over

strike terror into

strike terror in

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

hold dominion over

exercise authority over

have authority over

take the reins of

be in authority over

assume command of

keep in subjection

keep under one's thumb

keep in submission

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

gain mastery over

put the fear of God into

fill with terror

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

make it hot for someone

frighten out of your wits

take away someone's human rights

wipe the floor with

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

weigh heavy upon

pull the strings

call the signals

be in power over

be in the driver's seat

exercise authority

serve the people

be in the driving seat

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

keep under your thumb

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

wear the trousers

rule the roost in

bend to one's will

push the buttons

throw weight around

in the driver's seat

give someone a hard time

drive up the wall

give someone grief

give a hard time

be on your back

punish unfairly

issue threats to

rattle one's cage

drive round the twist

drive round the bend

be on one's case

breathe down someone's neck

take advantage of

show antagonism to

be prejudiced against

feel ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

show ill will towards

give someone hell

get in your hair

be violent toward

impose one's will on

give a bad time

live off the backs of

take for a ride

put one over on

withhold rights from

throw off balance

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

throw into tizzy

be on one's tail

be on one's back

search high heaven

leave no stone unturned

beat the bushes

turn inside out

turn upside down

get the knife into

stick the knife into

have something in the palm of one's hand

have someone in one's hip pocket

have someone in the palm of one's hand

hold the purse strings

have someone eating out of one's hand

have a hold over

hold purse strings

get on someone's back

have your knife into

make threats against

threaten to harm

threaten to kill

make threats to

utter threats to

scare hell out of

be a nuisance to

put through wringer

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

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“Giving one man all the power was bound to corrupt him and inflate his desires, leading him to follow his every whim and to tyrannize his subjects.”

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