lord it over

idiom

: to act in a way that shows one thinks one is better or more important than (someone)
She knows she's very smart and lords it over her younger brothers.
He got the only A in the class and was lording it over his classmates.

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If their economies are intertwined, as is often the case, rivals wield trade as a weapon, seeking to monopolize the production of strategic goods and lord it over the other side. Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023 The cancelation of the game meant an entire year without someone being able to lord it over their best friends. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2021

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“Lord it over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lord%20it%20over. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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