bend to the will of (someone)

phrase

: to do what is demanded by (one who is stronger, in authority, or influential)

a politician accused of bending to the will of wealthy supporters

Examples of bend to the will of (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The King Lear of book publishers, Isaac isn’t prepared to bend to the will of his children. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024

On a district scale, the talent levels of the Frisco teams’ can bend to the will of population growth and rezoning. — Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022

The once-dominant, once-majority party then collapses and, with time, is forced to bend to the will of the dominant new idea. — Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022