/fɛʁ la lwa/FRANSIZCA → TR
Tanım
•to call the shots, to call the tune, to rule the roost (to be the one who makes the rules, to be the one who decides)
Diğer Dillerde
to boldly exert power; to lay down the law
köken: Literally, “to do the good and the bad weather.” Compare French faire la pluie et le beau temps.
to set the tone
köken: Literally, “to make weather”, an approximate calque of French faire la pluie et le beau temps.
to lay down the law · to tell off, to scold
köken: Literally “to say the (proper) order, to say the rule”.
Etimoloji
Literally, “to make the law.” Compare English lay down the law.