Thesaurus / cracking the whip
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synonyms for cracking the whip
- conduct
- control
- dominate
- lead
- order
- overrule
- prevail
- run
- take over
- administer
- bridle
- command
- curb
- decree
- dictate
- direct
- domineer
- guide
- predominate
- preponderate
- preside
- regulate
- reign
- restrain
- sway
- be in authority
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- crack the whip
- hold sway
- hold the reins
- keep under one's thumb
- lay down the law
- rule the roost
- run the show
- sit on top of
- handle
- oversee
- inspect
- direct
- administer
- conduct
- control
- run
- superintend
- overlook
- boss
- chaperon
- survey
- ride herd on
- take care of
- deal with
- look after
- quarterback
- be in charge
- be in the saddle
- be on duty
- be responsible for
- call the play
- call the shots
- crack the whip
- keep an eye on
- preside over
- run the show
- run things
- sit on top of
- be in driver's seat
- execute
- oversee
- supervise
- conduct
- direct
- govern
- administrate
- carry out
- control
- head
- run
- render
- superintend
- boss
- ride herd on
- be in the saddle
- crack the whip
- head up
- hold the reins
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- run the show
- sit on top of
- be in the driver's seat
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSQ was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRAnd that was he also in kilts, at the age of five, wearing long curls and holding a whip in his hand.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINAs commander-in-chief, Bonaparte, for the time being, held the whip hand and could show his dislike by severe reprimands.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONThe memory of the hawk-nosed, steel-eyed officer who rode from Kurnaul to Meerut in twenty-four hours smote him like a whip.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYHis foot caught; it is unknown in what,—in a twisted tie, or perhaps in a crevice of the cracking earth.
A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARDShe gave him a cavalier little nod, touched her horse with the whip, and a moment later was lost in a cloud of dust.
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