lay down the law (English, verb)
expansion: lay down the law (third-person singular simple present lays down the law, present participle laying down the law, simple past and past participle laid down the law)
Senses:
glosses: To promulgate law.
topics: law
glosses: To present the law that applies to a given case.
tags: dated
glosses: To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: lays down the law
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying down the law
tags: participle
present
form: laid down the law
tags: participle
past
form: laid down the law
tags: past