lord it over
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We're used to seeing her sort of lord it over her environment.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2022
Able to teleport cats at will and lord it over the entire Jellicle realm?
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2019
First, inherited from “Toy Story 2,” is the notion of toys becoming vintage items, and second is the discomforting presence of über-toys, who lord it over the meeker types and forbid them basic liberties.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2019
“He didn’t lord it over her but sat with her,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
And I admire the way he talks back to the gentlemen as if they have no right to lord it over him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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