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TAKE THE QUIZ“the whip”
The following 5 entries include the term the whip.
crack the whip
phrase: to adopt or apply an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening approach or policy (as in demanding harder work from employees)
pop-the-whip
noun: crack-the-whip
snap-the-whip
noun: crack-the-whip
a fair crack of the whip
noun phrase: the same chance as other people to do something
the whip hand
noun: the position of having power or being in control in a particular situation
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