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Pull Rank In The Loop 573 Advantage One’s Superior Position Boss

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Idiom PULL RANK
Definition to take advantage of one’s superior position (one’s rank)
Examples
  1. Usually the boss lets all the workers take part in making important decisions, but this time she pulled rank and made the decision entirely by herself.
  2. First the army officer tried to persuade his men politely to his way of thinking. When they still wouldn’t see matters his way, he had to pull rank and give them orders.
Extra Info

This phrase is based on one of the meanings of the word pull, specifically ‘to exert control.’

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