your writ runs
(one's) writ runs
One has authority, control, or dominance (in or over something). The minister's writ still runs in this part of the country, so he has been seen as the political spokesperson for this issue. The government is struggling to ensure its writ runs in the destabilized region.
See also: run, writ
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
your writ runs
you have authority of a specified extent or kind.See also: run, writ
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (one's) writ runs
- writ
- show (one) who's boss
- show somebody who's boss
- show someone who's boss
- get (one) by the short and curlies
- get someone by the short and curlies
- ran
- get/have somebody by the short hairs
- get (one) by the short hairs