以（真的或假的）权威资格说话，申斥，责骂

发号施令；立法

to lay down the law───制定法律

lay of the land───n.情势；事态；地形走向

lay on the line───躺在绳子上

above the law───凌驾于法律之上的

lay it on the line───付款，实话实说，冒风险

go down the drain───v.白费心机；前功尽弃；每况愈下

go down the hatch───从舱口下去

lay down one's arms───投降；放下武器

lie down on the job───磨洋工

Don't lay down the law to me.───不要对我发号施令.

He is raring to charge into the fray and lay down the law.───他急切地想管管这场闹剧，教训他们一顿。

Sam: Starting today, I'm going to lay down the law.───山姆：今天开始，我要严格规定。

These lay down the law for you, with no ifs or buts.───这些培训课程不带条件地为你分析法律条文.

You shouldn't lay down the law to me about that.───你不应该就那件事来申斥我。

He is raring to charge into the fray and lay down the law.───他急切地想管管这场争斗，斥责他们一番。

It is unfortunate that Mrs Gardner's thoroughness did not extend to laying down the law about insurance.

Ron, too, was laying down the law.

MacFarland said I would do well in his class and laid down the law about doing well in the others.

I could hear him laying down the law.

She would lay down the laws.

My dad started laying down the law about what time I should come home.

He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.

She can't just come into this office and start laying down the law.

I laid down the law to my wife for running up so many shopping bills.