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lord it over

Idioms  

  1. Domineer over, act arrogantly toward, as in After Mary was elected president, she tried to lord it over the other girls. [Late 1500s] Also see queen it.

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We're used to seeing her sort of lord it over her environment.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2022

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

Social media has generated new vistas for this compulsion to compare and lord it over others.

From New York Times • May 4, 2018

“He didn’t lord it over her but sat with her,” she says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2017

He doesn’t lord it over me, which is nice.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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