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Present participle for to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

Present participle for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Present participle for to overpower by weight

Verb

Present participle for to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

riding roughshod over

ordering around

lording it over

domineering over

treating harshly

trampling underfoot

ruling with an iron hand

ruling despotically

ruling with a rod of iron

treating brutally

bringing someone to their knees

having someone under your thumb

keeping under thumb

walking all over

giving orders to

tyrannizing over

pressurizing^US

holding sway over

pressurising^UK

calling the shots

discriminating against

having a down on

throwing your weight around

having it in for

pulling rank on

acting the tin god

laying down the law

telling someone what to do

playing the heavy with

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

making things hot for someone

disenfranchising

keeping in subjection

keeping in submission

getting hooks into

bringing to knees

reeling back in

gaining mastery over

gaining ascendancy over

gaining control of

bringing to heel

weighing heavy upon

rendering helpless

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

finding fault with

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

ruling the roost

running the show

using strong-arm tactics on

leading by the nose

being in the saddle

putting the screws on

bending to your will

pushing the buttons

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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.”

Verb

Present participle for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

putting the screws on

putting pressure on

putting the frighteners on

riding roughshod over

tightening the screws on

turning the screws on

turning on the heat

using pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

tyrannizing over

twisting one's arm

breathing down someone's neck

riding roughshod

having someone do something

tightening the screw on

prevailing upon

putting the heat on

turning the screw on

urging by force

using duress on

exerting force on

bearing hard on

putting screws to

putting squeeze on

putting the bite on

bringing pressure to bear upon

high pressuring

putting the arm on

making an offer they can't refuse

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Verb

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Verb

Present participle for to overpower by weight

monopolising^UK

monopolizing^US

ruling the roost

prevailing over

running the show

calling the shots

keeping under thumb

having upper hand

holding sway over

having one's way

laying down the law

sitting on top of

leading by the nose

playing first fiddle

exercising control over

having control of

calling the tune

being in the saddle

having the upper hand over

having command over

having power over

leading the way

holding dominion over

having authority over

assuming command of

taking the chair

taking the reins of

exercising power

having authority

exercising authority over

being in charge

having charge of

riding roughshod over

having ascendancy over

ruling the roost in

wearing the trousers

having the upper hand in

having mastery over

walking all over

having the whip hand over

wearing the crown

assuming command

serving the people

being in the driving seat

exercising authority

holding dominion

calling the signals

occupying throne

pulling the strings

pressurizing^US

telling someone what to do

throwing your weight around

giving orders to

ordering around

pressurising^UK

lording it over

using strong-arm tactics on

trying to control

taking charge of

assuming command over

calling the shots of

being responsible for

taking the chair of

having a hold over

pushing buttons

holding purse strings

holding the reins

having someone eating out of one's hand

holding the purse strings

having someone in the palm of one's hand

having something in the palm of one's hand

having someone in one's hip pocket

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