in one's power
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When one falls into distress, one should raise one's self by all means in one's power, mild or stern; and after such rise, when competent, one should practise righteousness.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
And then, Fanny, the glory of fixing one who has been shot at by so many; of having it in one's power to pay off the debts of one's sex!
From Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane
To what a gigantic growth the temptation must rush up each time that one thinks she is utterly in one's power!
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
It were a pity not to give a human document of this kind all the honour in one's power.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
Overmaster, ō-vėr-mas′tėr, v.t. to subdue, to govern: to get and keep in one's power.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
