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单词 crack the whip
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crack the whip

to use your authority to make someone else behave better or work harder:

We were two months behind schedule, so I decided it was time to crack the whip.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Giving orders & commands

  • all-points bulletin
  • behest
  • boss
  • bossyboots
  • chain of command
  • charge
  • defy
  • demand
  • dun
  • enjoin
  • expect
  • forget
  • harry
  • lay down the law idiom
  • mandate
  • ordain
  • order sb around
  • overbearing
  • prescribed
  • steamroller

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crack the whip

to act with authority to make someone work harder:

I'm going to have to crack the whip to get these kids to study more before finals.
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