英语词汇“lay down the law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lay down the law

Issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way: I am not attempting to lay down the law, but simply wish to voice my opinion...

She'll lay down the law on headline issues and take your calls.
He has gone for ground rules rather than laying down the law.
In the wake of the elections, media owners have wasted no time in laying down the law to the incoming government, demanding lower business costs and taxes.

Synonyms

order someone about/around, tell someone what to do, boss someone about/around, ride roughshod over someone, be dogmatic, be domineering;

call the shots, call the tune

informal throw one's weight about/around, push someone about/around

See parent entry: law

单词	lay down the law
释义	lay down the law Issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way: I am not attempting to lay down the law, but simply wish to voice my opinion... She'll lay down the law on headline issues and take your calls. He has gone for ground rules rather than laying down the law. In the wake of the elections, media owners have wasted no time in laying down the law to the incoming government, demanding lower business costs and taxes. Synonyms order someone about/around, tell someone what to do, boss someone about/around, ride roughshod over someone, be dogmatic, be domineering; call the shots, call the tune informal throw one's weight about/around, push someone about/around See parent entry: law
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