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word is law

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someone's word is law
if someone's word is law, everyone must obey them. There's no use questioning any of his rules - his word is law around here.
See also: law, word
someone's word is law
what someone says must be obeyed. There's no use questioning anything around here, because my boss's word is law.
See also: law, word
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Many and many a time she might rule the Autocrat of Russia, whose lightest word is law to seventy millions of human beings
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Manners are patriarchal: the father's authority is unlimited, his word is law.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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