lay down the law

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To promulgate law.
    — Six or eight thousand years ago / They laid down the law / In Mesopotamia
  2. To present the law that applies to a given case. dated
  3. To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted. idiomatic
    — He concluded this sentence with a self-important cough, as one who has laid down the law in an indisputable manner.

词形变化

lays down the law present,singular,third-person laying down the law participle,present laid down the law participle,past laid down the law past
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