idiomto useyourauthorityto make someoneelsebehavebetterorworkharder:威逼,施威(使某人表现更好或更卖力)We were twomonthsbehindschedule, so Idecidedit wastimetocrackthewhip.我们比原计划落后了两个月,所以我决定该督促加快进度了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGiving orders & commands
all-points bulletin
boss
bossily
bossiness
bossyboots
call forsomeone
defy
demand
dictate
expect
harry
importunate
lay down the lawidiom
mandate
officious
ordain
prescribe
shovesomeonearound
stick
stick out forsomething
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crack the whip
idiomtoactwithauthorityto make someoneworkharder:I'm going to have to crack thewhipto get thesekidstostudymore beforefinals.(Definition ofcrack the whipfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/crack-the-whip##