- bend someone to your will
- formal
to use your power or influence to make someone do what you want them to do
English dictionary. 2014.
bend someone to your will
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bend someone to your will — formal phrase to use your power or influence to make someone do what you want them to do Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: bend … Useful english dictionary
bend — bend1 [ bend ] (past tense and past participle bent [ bent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to lean forward and downward or move the top part of your body forward and downward: He bent and kissed her quickly. bend forward: She bent… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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bend — 1 bend, verb past tense and past participle bent bent 1 MOVE YOUR BODY (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move the top half of your body forwards or downwards (+ towards/across etc): He bent towards me and whispered in my ear. | bend over (=bend … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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