crack the whip (English, verb)
expansion: crack the whip (third-person singular simple present cracks the whip, present participle cracked the whip, simple past and past participle cracked the whip)
Senses:
glosses: To make harsh demands in a position of leadership.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: cracks the whip
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cracked the whip
tags: participle
present
form: cracked the whip
tags: participle
past
form: cracked the whip
tags: past