Παραδείγματα από το σώμα κειμένου για lay down the law
1. Moses tried to lay down the law but it took an almighty strop for anyone to notice.
2. "Bob," says a friend, "occasionally blows up and tries to lay down the law with Pixie, but it never lasts.
3. Legislatures have accepted that they lay down the law and judges are entitled to interpret it whenever required, he maintained.
4. But with Putin buoyed by high energy prices and popularity at home, observers doubt whether the EU can lay down the law.
5. He is expected to use an end–of–term address at Westminster on Wednesday to lay down the law to restive backbenchers.