lord (redirected from Lord's Prayer)

as drunk as a lord/skunk

very drunk. He rolled out of the club into a taxi, drunk as a lord. We'd get drunk as a skunk at lunch and sleep all afternoon.

See also: drunk

your lord and master (humorous)

someone who you must obey because they have power over you. I have to go and cook supper for my lord and master.

See also: master

lord it over someone

to behave as if you are better than someone else and have the right to tell them what to do. She likes to lord it over the more junior staff in the office.

See also: over

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lord it over someone

to behave as if you are better than someone else. Unfortunately, some senior faculty have a habit of lording it over younger professors.

See also: over