with a high hand
adverb
Roget 739:
severely
etc.
adj.;
with a high hand,
with a strong hand,
with a tight hand,
with a heavy hand.
at the point of the sword,
at the point of the bayonet.
Roget 964:
illegally
etc.
adj.;
with a high hand,
in violation of law.
Roget 885:
with a high hand;
ex cathedra [Lat.].
Roget 173:
violently
etc.
adj.;
amain†;
by storm,
by force,
by main force;
with might and main;
tooth and nail,
vi et armis [Lat.],
at the point of the sword,
at the point of the bayonet;
at one fell swoop;
with a high hand,
through thick and thin;
in desperation,
with a vengeance;
a outrance†,
a toute outrance [Fr.];
headlong,
head foremost.
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verb
Roget 885:
be insolent
etc.
adj.;
bluster,
vapor,
swagger,
swell,
give oneself airs,
snap one's fingers,
kick up a dust;
swear
etc.
(affirm)
535;
rap out oaths;
roister.
arrogate;
assume,
presume;
make bold,
make free;
take a liberty,
give an inch and take an ell.
domineer,
bully,
dictate,
hector;
lord it over;
traiter de haut en bas [Fr.],
regarder de haut en bas [Fr.];
exact;
snub,
huff. ,
beard,
fly in the face of;
put to the blush;
bear down,
beat down;
browbeat,
intimidate;
trample down,
tread down,
trample under foot;
dragoon,
ride roughshod over.
out face,
outlook,
outstare,
outbrazen†,
outbrave†;
stare out of countenance;
brazen out;
lay down the law;
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs;
assume a lofty bearing;
talk big,
look big;
put on big looks,
act the grand seigneur [Fr.];
mount the high horse,
ride the high horse;
toss the head,
carry,
with a high hand.
tempt Providence,
want snuffing.
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adverb
Roget 604:
resolutely
etc.
adj.;
in earnest,
in good earnest;
seriously,
joking apart,
earnestly,
heart and soul;
on one's mettle;
manfully,
like a man,
with a high hand;
with a strong hand
etc.
(exertion)
686.
at any rate,
at any risk,
at any hazard,
at any price,
at any cost,
at any sacrifice;
at all hazards,
at all risks,
at all events;
a' bis ou a blanc [Fr.];
cost what it may;
coute [Fr.];
a tort et a travers†;
once for all;
neck or nothing;
rain or shine.
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