RichThesaurus
have someone in one's hip pocket
vs
lay down the law
have someone in one's hip pocket
lay down the law
verb
To promulgate law.
To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.
How often have the words
have someone in one's hip pocket
and
lay down the law
occurred in a corpus of books?
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