Đồng nghĩa của laid down the law

bossed about called the shots called the tune ordered about bossed bossed around dictated to ordered ordered around pushed about pushed around rode roughshod over ridden roughshod over told someone what to do threw your weight around thrown your weight around domineered dominated bullied pressurised dictated browbeat pressurized bulldozed walked all over lorded it over controlled commanded directed pushed acted the tin god run led ruled presided over oppressed administrated railroaded browbeaten superintended captained leaned on swayed used strong-arm tactics on headed tried to control given orders to tyrannized managed gave orders to tyrannised quarterbacked supervised spearheaded leaded governed been in charge was in charge were in charge taken charge ran gave orders took charge overseen given orders oversaw put the screws on intimidated hectored subjugated persecuted terrorized threatened menaced prevailed predominated preponderated reigned blustered squeezed swaggered bended bent henpecked led by the nose run things ruled the roost ruled with a rod of iron kicked around pushed the buttons terrorised kept under thumb strong-armed ruled with an iron hand run the show bent to your will trampled on overborne overbore was in the saddle been in the saddle were in the saddle ran things ran the show

called the shots was in charge were in charge been in charge was in control were in control been in control ran the show run the show wore the trousers worn the trousers was in the saddle were in the saddle been in the saddle called the tune made the decisions made the rules pulled the strings ruled the roost was in the driving seat were in the driving seat been in the driving seat held the purse strings

insisted persisted persevered stood firm held on held out made a stand pressed prest showed determination shown determination stood up for oneself stood your ground hung in there stuck it out brooked no refusal kept on at put your foot down took a stand taken a stand stuck to your guns

preponderated predominated ruled dominated prevailed bossed commanded controlled dictated directed domineered eclipsed handled headed influenced leaded led managed monopolised monopolized outnumbered outshone outshined overbore overborne overruled overshadowed reigned ran run subjected subjugated superabounded swayed tyrannised tyrannized reigned supreme detracted from held sway prevailed over called the shots had one's way had upper hand held sway over kept under thumb played first fiddle ruled the roost ran the show run the show led by the nose sat on top of governed presided over administered supervised guided superintended conducted hegemonized stewarded captained reigned over administrated exercised control over headed up called the tune regulated ordered oversaw overseen mastered overpowered oppressed bullied intimidated overlooked steered operated piloted tended kept subordinated conquered subdued vanquished had control of pacified bossed around pushed about ruled the roost in lorded over cracked the whip called the signals rendered had the whip hand over carried out pushed around executed dictated terms walked all over taken over exercised authority had the upper hand in occupied throne ruled over held dominion assumed command of called the shots on pulled the strings held office took over presided had the upper hand over carried on served the people held the reins had ascendancy over had mastery over had charge of bossed about trampled on was in the saddle rode roughshod over been in the saddle were in the saddle worn the trousers ridden roughshod over wore the trousers been in the driving seat worn the crown wore the crown was in the driving seat were in the driving seat assumed command run things put the screws on ran things wielded the sceptre occupied the throne sat on the throne held power browbeat hectored pressurized bulldozed persecuted terrorized threatened menaced railroaded quarterbacked blustered squeezed swaggered disciplined bended bent henpecked pressurised terrorised occupied affected micromanaged strong-armed regimented bewielded besteered had authority over had someone in one's hip pocket had a hold over had influence dictated to leaned on had something in the palm of one's hand held purse strings pushed buttons dealt with ruled with a rod of iron helmed kicked around pushed the buttons held the purse strings ordered around ordered about had someone eating out of one's hand puppeteered used strong-arm tactics on ruled with an iron hand lorded it over had someone in the palm of one's hand bent to your will browbeaten thrown your weight around threw your weight around given orders to gave orders to was in charge been in control was in control been in charge were in control were in charge

legislated ordained prescribed enacted laws authorised authorized constituted constitutionalized decreed enacted established laws made made laws ordered passed codified laws established passed laws promulgated ruled formulated laws laid down lay down ratified laws enforced laws made provision put laws in force laid down laws

railed against admonished castigated censured criticised criticized abused berated denigrated disparaged assailed chid chided denounced reproached reviled lambasted lectured reprimanded reprobated reproved vilified vituperated blamed reamed scorned gave a talking-to given a talking-to tongue-lashed raked over the coals pummelled cast aspersions on cast a slur on maligned attacked branded savaged slandered condemned traduced calumniated excoriated stigmatized slammed crucified flayed slated besmirched smeared panned hammered rubbished pummeled laid into bad-mouthed scolded run down bashed slagged off defamed stigmatised insulted knocked inveighed against skewered aspersed libeled vituperated against libelled roasted bagged ran down taken to pieces taken apart took to pieces took apart

ruled decreed declared determined found fand founden judged adjudged deemed established proclaimed pronounced settled adjudicated assessed decided dictated directed esteemed estimated evaluated ordered resolved held holden ordained surmised asseverated called concluded announced commanded deduced figured fixt fixed gathered inferred postulated prescribed said sayed set theorised theorized laid down lay down made a judgement passed upon put your foot down stated enacted delivered asserted affirmed enjoined mandated passed imposed set down spread around read the riot act set forth trumpeted legislated maintained issued drummed demanded blasted made constituted arbitrated forced obliged required authorized compelled authorised constrained mouthed pontificated verbalized verbalised commissioned delegated instituted elected dealt blessed blest nominated foresaid sounded off dealt with walked heavy decided on settled on ruled on made a ruling on passed judgement on sat in judgement on passed judgment sat in judgment given a ruling on gave a ruling on gave a verdict on given a verdict on set up arranged requested organized requisitioned organised exacted elected for arranged a time for bid for arranged a date for bade for

inflicted exacted imposed wreaked wrought administered applied laid visited delivered levied meted administered to applied to commanded delivered to delivering to dispensed exposed extorted gave given perpetrated required struck stricken subjected caused to dealt out to gave to given to meted out to served out to brought upon dealt out dumped on forced upon laid on lay on meted out brought to bear gave it to given it to stuck it to

pontificated preached praught declaimed dogmatized expounded pontified lectured moralised moralized sermonised sermonized pronounced spouted addressed addrest admonished evangelised evangelized expatiated harangued ministered perorated preachified spieled taught spouted off gave sermon given sermon got on a soapbox gotten on a soapbox mouthed off held forth sounded off went on gone on

disciplined punished castigated chastised penalised penalized chastened reprimanded corrected reproved rebuked upbraided carpeted dressed down remonstrated with took disciplinary action against taken disciplinary action against brought to book gave someone a dressing-down given someone a dressing-down gave someone a roasting given someone a roasting rapped over the knuckles gave a rocket given a rocket put on the carpet put on the mat lambasted put down read the riot act let someone have it reprehended come down on berated admonished reproached blasted chided censured criticized chid basted rated scolded hammered keelhauled ragged wigged rapped lectured reamed bollocked rowed flayed jawed scored blamed objurgated trimmed criticised told off laid into pulled up had a go at lit into chewed out pitched into tongue-lashed railed at raked over the coals reamed out ranted at bawled out railed against laced into jumped on ticked off hauled over the coals called down slapped someone's wrist came down on recompensed visited meted out punishment to abused nagged slated denounced reviled condemned vilified disparaged reprobated cautioned threaped cracked down on vituperated cavilled recriminated caviled taunted aspersed railed excoriated expostulated exprobrated taught a lesson preached praught come down on like a ton of bricks tore into torn into gave someone a row gave someone a mouthful given someone what for yelled at given someone a caning gave someone a rating taken to task given someone a row gave someone a caning blown up given a talking-to gave someone a wigging had someone on the carpet found fault with took to task gave someone an earful torn off a strip sent someone away with a flea in their ear blew up given someone a bollocking given someone a telling-off given someone hell made an example of slapped down gave someone a rollicking tore off a strip gave a talking-to kept after gave someone a bollocking given someone a mouthful given someone a rollicking given someone an earful gave someone hell given someone a wigging gave someone what for given someone a rating gave someone a telling-off thrown the book at threw the book at tore a strip off torn a strip off came down on like a ton of bricks given a lesson to gave a lesson to gave someone some stick went on at given the business gave the business given someone some stick took to the woodshed gone on at taken to the woodshed attacked dissed flamed slammed pummelled slagged off harangued fulminated against knocked cut up savaged panned belabored inveighed against belaboured bashed pummeled arraigned pilloried scathed potshotted bagged roasted denunciated bad-mouthed slashed hit out at assailed rubbished trashed decried cast aspersions on jumped down one's throat called on the carpet execrated deprecated exprobated ripped into maligned run down raved at anathematized checked denigrated caned blistered crucified lashed let fly at faulted slagged dispraised skinned criticizes severely lashed out at called over the coals deplored curst cursed protested come down hard on given a piece of one's mind gave a piece of one's mind proscribed blew up at blown up at lessoned monished scorched impugned slurred let fly fulminated talked to pulled apart derogated pulled to pieces jumped all over climbed all over called to account ran down hit lammed into set upon smeared belittled accused raked discredited defamed thundered complained skewered ripped rollicked shellacked waded into jawboned disapproved besmirched ranted scourged judged put away trounced declaimed fumed strongly criticized animadverted carped at inveighed remonstrated disapproved of mauled thundered against rapped on knuckles slapped on wrist beat slanged told a thing or two poured scorn on cast out whipped expressed disapproval of ostracized ostracised declaimed against objected to vituperated against read out leaned on kicked up a fuss about cussed out shouted at kicked up a stink about put up a fight against cut down cut to the quick reprimanded severely came down hard on animadverted on given someone a bad press gave someone a bad press given something a bad press gave something a bad press rounded on raged lampooned insulted lashed out ridiculed satirized cudgeled struck smothered derided slapped cudgelled warned twitted counseled adjured advised counselled doomed sentenced slighted satirised attasked sweared feruled framed named depreciated pronounced adjudged offended stormed moralised moralized dishonoured disgraced dishonored cavilled at lashed into harassed imprecated blasphemed blustered spouted minimized raved discounted slandered libeled libelled protested against huffed rapped knuckles opposed fried zapped nitpicked about sent up expelled dratted convicted cussed darned confounded banished banned sailed into raged against argued with ranked on rejected persecuted oppressed chewed laid on sledged drawn the line drew the line charged pinned it on hung something on pointed finger at gave a going over given a going over slang dressed-down spoken to spoke to picked holes in hosed calumniated intimidated injured traduced zinged made a stand miscalled menaced minimised had your knife in backbitten backbit contemned rebuffed scorned incriminated called to task pointed the finger at taxed sent up the river laid at one's door protested strongly at expostulated about remonstrated about challenged complained of inveigled against cried down bagged on ragged on animadverted upon vociferated about mouthed off about prosecuted stigmatized criticized harshly picked apart looked askance gave some stick to given some stick to torn apart tore apart gotten after got after raked over coals gave one hell given one hell dumped on lowered the boom sounded off afflicted criticized hatefully swore at impeached softened expressed disapprobation subjugated tried thought badly of severely reprimanded charged with stigmatised made a protest to carped on had words with objected made a fuss about brought to account taken issue with repressed suppressed sworn at kicked vociferated showed up took issue with complained vociferously about called names stuck it to kicked up burned one's ears made a stand against disagreed violently with laid out expressed disapprobation of trash-talked dragged over the coals indicted rapped someone the knuckles ranted and raved kicked against sent someone away with a flea in his found fault made a protest against rapped across the knuckles had words opposed strongly picked on raised objections to got on complained bitterly about hitten stricken hat sworn swore spoke spoken spake taken apart took apart torn to pieces tore to pieces took to pieces taken to pieces lay on gave comeuppance given comeuppance given going-over gave going-over beaten chewn thrown brickbats at threw brickbats at blown whistle on blew whistle on gave a tongue-lashing given a tongue-lashing gave flak to given flak to spoken out spoke out rid rode ridden gave a bad press to given a bad press to gave piece of mind given piece of mind taken a stand took a stand gave the devil given the devil lay out torn down criticizes strongly criticized strongly tore down gave tongue-lashing given tongue-lashing went after gone after gave the dickens given the dickens gave someone stick given someone stick given someone a carpeting gave someone a carpeting ate out eaten out taken down took down gave someone a telling off given someone a dressing down given someone a telling off tore someone a new one gave someone a dressing down torn someone a new one taken down a peg given a hard time took down a peg gave a hard time gotten on taken great exception to took a stand against spoke out against spoken out against took great exception to taken a stand against blown off blew off gave a black eye done a number on given a black eye did a number on went on about gone on about

commanded ordered charged directed enjoined demanded told bid bade instructed required adjured asked called dictated obliged compelled decreed exacted mandated ordained solicited urged claimed needed prescribed requested requisitioned summoned beckoned expected forced necessitated sought tasked appointed authorised authorized quested ruled subpoenaed warned called on called upon forced upon pressed for bossed around clamored for gave directions given directions gave orders to given orders to gave the order to given the order to imposed on put your foot down called for gave orders given orders insisted on stipulated for gave the command to given the command to called the shots

laid down the law to someone laid down weapons laid eggs laid emphasis on laid emphasis upon laid eyes on laid down laws laid down arms laid down laid concrete laid claim to laid claim