WITH A HIGH HAND

Definition: WITH A HIGH HAND

WITH A HIGH HAND

1. (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. ``The children of Israel went out with a high hand.'' --Ex. xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. ``They governed the city with a high hand.'' --Jowett (Thucyd.). Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See Tall .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Authority

Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity).

Illegality

Adverb: illegally; Adjective: with a high hand, in violation of law.

Insolence

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; mount the high horse, ride the high horse; toss the head, carry, with a high hand.

Adverb: with a high hand; ex cathedra.

Pride

Verb: be proud; Adjective: put a good face on; look one in the face; stalk abroad, perk oneself up; think no small beer of oneself; presume, swagger, strut; rear one's head, lift up one's head, hold up one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, " bear like the Turk no rival near the throne ", carry with a high hand; ride the high horse, mount on one's high horse; set one's back up, bridle, toss the head; give oneself airs; (assume); boast.

Resolution

Adverb: resolutely; Adjective: 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; (exertion).

Severity

Adverb: severely; Adjective: with a high hand, with a strong hand, with a tight hand, with a heavy hand.

Violence

Adverb: violently; Adjective: amain; by storm, by force, by main force; with might and main; tooth and nail, vi et armis, 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; headlong, head foremost.

Crosswords: WITH A HIGH HAND

Expressions using "WITH A HIGH HAND": ad with a high hand ♦ carry with a high hand ♦ rule smb. with a high hand. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏بيد مرفوعة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

своеволно, надменно (haughtily, loftily). (various references)

French

imposer sa loi � qn (rule smb. with a high hand). (various references)

Greek 

με ψηλό χέρι. (various references)

Hebrew 

בשרירות לב (arbitrarily). (various references)

Hungarian

önkényesen (arbitrarily, made up story, peremptorily, wantonly). (various references)

Pig Latin

ithway aay ighhay andhay

Romanian

cu aroganţã (haughtily), cu îndrãznealã (hardily). (various references)

Russian 

в строгости. (various references)

Spanish

despóticamente. (various references)

Turkish

zorbalıkla. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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