pull rank

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === pull rank (third-person singular simple present pulls rank, present participle pulling rank, simple past and past participle pulled rank) To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees. [with on ‘someone’] ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== throw one's weight around === Further reading === “pull rank”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “pull rank”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “pull rank on somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. argument from authority on Wikipedia.Wikipedia