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one's word is law

one's word is law phrase: one's requests or orders must be fulfilled.

Phrase

one's word is law

  1. (idiomatic) One's requests or orders must be fulfilled.

Questions about one's word is law

What does one's word is law mean?
One's word is law means one's requests or orders must be fulfilled.
What part of speech is one's word is law?
One's word is law is a phrase.

Words near one's word is law in the dictionary

  1. one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut
  2. one's teeth water
  3. one's time is one's own
  4. one's turn in the barrel
  5. one's way
  6. one's word is law
  7. one-act
  8. one-acter
  9. one-acters
  10. one-ahead
  11. one-and-a-half-spaced

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