| 词汇 | high-handedly |
| 释义 | high-handedly adverb disapproving(alsohighhandedly)uk /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.li/ us /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.li/ in a way that uses power or authority more forcefully than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people: The banks were accused of high-handedly ignoring warnings over their lending policies and treating their customers with disdain. The minister highhandedly wrote off the matter as "a freak incident". Related word high-handed The mayor high-handedly instructed the city to paint over the public mural without seeking any opinion from the town's residents. The coach high-handedly ignored the needs of his players when he made them run laps even as some of them were nursing injuries. Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative cynical get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary police slow tame wrangle wrangler |
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