lord it over

English

Etymology

From lord over.

Pronunciation

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Verb

lord it over (third-person singular simple present lords it over, present participle lording it over, simple past and past participle lorded it over)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.

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