phrasal
: to adopt sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening pose or policy
he has made great industrial corporations jump … when he cracks the whip — Time
phrasal
: to adopt sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly an authoritative, tyrannical, or threatening pose or policy
he has made great industrial corporations jump … when he cracks the whip — Time
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012