"pull rank" meaning in All languages combined

See pull rank on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pull rank.ogg Forms: pulls rank [present, singular, third-person], pulling rank [participle, present], pulled rank [participle, past], pulled rank [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull rank (third-person singular simple present pulls rank, present participle pulling rank, simple past and past participle pulled rank)
  1. To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees. [with on ‘someone’] Related terms: throw one's weight around Translations (Translations): carteirada (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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