To show somebody that you’re the boss: “He thought he could take the place over, but I made him ________.”
| BACK DOWN | 164 |
| KNOW WHO WAS BOSS | 110 |
| TOE THE MARK | 92 |
| NR | 62 |
| PULL IN HIS HORNS | 48 |
| KNUCKLE UNDER | 46 |
| TOE THE LINE | 32 |
| I PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE | 25 |
| KNUCKLE DOWN | 22 |
| CHANGE HIS MIND | 20 |
| SEE THE LIGHT | 20 |
| PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE | 19 |
| SEE WHO WAS BOSS | 16 |
| SHOWED HIM WHO WAS BOSS | 14 |
| TAKE A BACK SEAT | 13 |
| SHOWED HIM | 12 |
| UNDERSTAND | 12 |
| BACK UP | 11 |
| UNDERSTAND WHO WAS BOSS | 11 |
| BACK WATER | 9 |
| GIVE IN | 9 |
| I SHOWED HIM | 9 |
| THINK DIFFERENT | 8 |
| BACKTRACK | 7 |
| EAT CROW | 7 |
| SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE | 7 |
| STAND BACK | 7 |
| BACK OFF | 5 |
| EAT HIS WORDS | 5 |
| KOWTOW | 5 |
| LET HIM KNOW WHO WAS BOSS | 5 |
| MADE A BELIEVER OUT OF HIM | 5 |
| SEE DIFFERENT | 5 |
| SEE I WAS BOSS | 5 |
| SHOWED HIM WHO’S BOSS | 5 |
| TAKE WATER | 5 |
| UNDERSTAND HE COULDN’T | 5 |
| COME TO TIME | 4 |
| CRAWL | 4 |
| KNOW WHO’S BOSS | 4 |
| SAY UNCLE | 4 |
| SEE DIFFERENTLY | 4 |
| SEE WHO’S BOSS | 4 |
| STAY IN HIS PLACE | 4 |
| STEP BACK | 4 |
| BOW DOWN | 3 |
| KNOW HIS PLACE | 3 |
| KNOW I WAS BOSS | 3 |
| KNOW WHO I WAS | 3 |
| KNUCKLE | 3 |
| REALIZE WHO WAS BOSS | 3 |
| SEE | 3 |
| SETTLE DOWN | 3 |
| SHAPE UP | 3 |
| SHOWED HIM THAT I WAS BOSS | 3 |
| SHUT UP | 3 |
| STEP DOWN | 3 |
| TAKE HIS PLACE | 3 |
| THINK TWICE | 3 |
| WALK THE CHALK LINE | 3 |
| YIELD | 3 |
| BACK AWAY | 2 |
| BUCKLE DOWN | 2 |
| BUCKLE UNDER | 2 |
| CHANGE HIS TUNE | 2 |
| COOL DOWN | 2 |
| EAT HUMBLE PIE | 2 |
| FIND HIS PLACE | 2 |
| GET IN HIS PLACE | 2 |
| I CUT HIM DOWN TO SIZE | 2 |
| I SET HIM IN HIS PLACE | 2 |
| I SHOWED HIM A THING OR TWO | 2 |
| I SHOWED HIM DIFFERENT | 2 |
| I TOLD HIM | 2 |
| KNEEL DOWN | 2 |
| KNOW BETTER | 2 |
| KNOW WHERE HE STOOD | 2 |
| KNOW WHO THE BOSS WAS | 2 |
| KNOW WHO WAS RUNNING THINGS | 2 |
| LET HIM KNOW THAT I WAS BOSS | 2 |
| LET HIM KNOW WHO WAS WHO | 2 |
| LET HIM KNOW WHO’S BOSS | 2 |
| LISTEN TO ME | 2 |
| LOOK SMALL | 2 |
| REALIZE I WAS BOSS | 2 |
| REALIZE WHO’S BOSS | 2 |
| RENEGE | 2 |
| SEE IT MY WAY | 2 |
| SEE MY WAY | 2 |
| SHOWED HIM I WAS BOSS | 2 |
| TAKE NOTICE | 2 |
| THINK TWICE ABOUT IT | 2 |
| TOLD HIM OFF | 2 |
| TOLD HIM WHO WAS BOSS | 2 |
| UNDERSTAND I WAS BOSS | 2 |
| WALK A CHALK LINE | 2 |
| WALK THE LINE | 2 |
| A BELIEVER | 1 |
| ANTE | 1 |
| AWARE THAT I WAS BOSS | 1 |
| BACK DOWN AND TAKE WATER | 1 |
| BACK OUT | 1 |
| BOW UNDER | 1 |
| BUCKLE UP | 1 |
| CALM DOWN | 1 |
| CANOODLE | 1 |
| CHANGE HIS VIEWS | 1 |
| COME ACROSS | 1 |
| COME DOWN | 1 |
| COME ON DOWN | 1 |
| COME TO MY TERMS | 1 |
| COME TO TERMS | 1 |
| COME UNDER | 1 |
| CONVINCED HIM I WAS RIGHT | 1 |
| CRAWFISH | 1 |
| CUT HIM DOWN TO SIZE | 1 |
| DO IT | 1 |
| DRY UP | 1 |
| EAT HIS HAT | 1 |
| EAT TURKEY | 1 |
| FALL IN LINE | 1 |
| FEEL HIS PLACE | 1 |
| FEEL IN PLACE | 1 |
| FEEL LIKE A MOUSE | 1 |
| FEEL SMALL | 1 |
| FIND OUT DIFFERENT | 1 |
| FIND OUT WHO’S WHO | 1 |
| FOOLED HIM | 1 |
| FORGET THE WHOLE IDEA | 1 |
| GET BACK IN HIS PLACE | 1 |
| GET BACK WHERE HE BELONGED | 1 |
| GET IN LINE | 1 |
| GET RID OF THAT IDEA | 1 |
| GIVE OVER | 1 |
| GIVE UP | 1 |
| GO TO HIS KNEES | 1 |
| HUMBLE | 1 |
| HUMP | 1 |
| HUSH | 1 |
| I BACKED HIM IN HIS CORNER | 1 |
| I GIVE HIM TO UNDERSTAND | 1 |
| I INSISTED ON MY RIGHTS | 1 |
| I LET HIM KNOW | 1 |
| I PUT HIM DOWN | 1 |
| I PUT HIM STRAIGHT | 1 |
| I PUT MY FOOT DOWN AND MADE HIM THINK DIFFERENT | 1 |
| I SET HIM STRAIGHT | 1 |
| I SHOWED MY AUTHORITY | 1 |
| I SOON PUT HIM IN SHORT | 1 |
| I STOOD FIRM | 1 |
| I STOOD MY GROUND | 1 |
| I TOLD HIM OTHERWISE | 1 |
| I TOLD HIM TO TAKE A WALK | 1 |
| I TOLD HIM WHO’S BOSS | 1 |
| I TOOK HIM DOWN | 1 |
| I WHIPPED HIM INTO LINE | 1 |
| I’M THE BOSS NOW | 1 |
| JERKED A KNOT IN HIM | 1 |
| KEETO | 1 |
| KNOW | 1 |
| KNOW A THING OR TWO | 1 |
| KNOW DIFFERENT | 1 |
| KNOW HE COULDN’T | 1 |
| KNOW I WAS IT | 1 |
| KNOW THAT I COULDN’T BE LED | 1 |
| KNOW THAT I RULE | 1 |
| KNOW THAT I WAS BOSS | 1 |
| KNOW THAT I WAS THE BOSS | 1 |
| KNOW THAT I WORE THE PANTS | 1 |
| KNOW WHAT WAS WHAT | 1 |
| KNOW WHAT’S UP | 1 |
| KNOW WHERE HE BELONGED | 1 |
| KNOW WHERE I STOOD | 1 |
| KNOW WHO HE WAS | 1 |
| KNOW WHO RULES THE ROOST | 1 |
| KNOW WHO WAS AHEAD OF HIM | 1 |
| KNOW WHO WAS KING | 1 |
| KNOW WHO WAS PULLING THE STRINGS | 1 |
| KNOW WHO WORE THE PANTS | 1 |
| KNOW WHO’S IN CHARGE | 1 |
| KNOW WHO’S RUNNING IT | 1 |
| KNOW WHO’S WHO | 1 |
| KOWTOW TO ME | 1 |
| LAID DOWN THE LAW | 1 |
| LEARN | 1 |
| LET HIM KNOW WHERE HE STOOD | 1 |
| LET HIM KNOW WHO CARRIED THE STICK AROUND HERE | 1 |
| LIKE IT | 1 |
| LISTEN | 1 |
| LOOK LIKE FIFTEEN CENTS | 1 |
| LOOK PRETTY LITTLE | 1 |
| MADE A FOOL OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| MADE A MONKEY OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| MOVE OVER | 1 |
| NOSE UNDER | 1 |
| PAY THE PRICE | 1 |
| PULL HIS NECK IN | 1 |
| PULL IN | 1 |
| PUT HIM WISE | 1 |
| QUIET DOWN | 1 |
| QUIT | 1 |
| REALIZE | 1 |
| REALIZE I WAS THE BOSS | 1 |
| REALIZE THAT I’M THE BOSS | 1 |
| REALIZE THAT THIS PLACE IS MINE | 1 |
| REALIZE WHO’S WHO | 1 |
| RECOGNIZE ME | 1 |
| RECONSIDER | 1 |
| RETRACT | 1 |
| SEE DAYLIGHT | 1 |
| SEE DIFFERNT | 1 |
| SEE HE COULDN’T | 1 |
| SEE HIS PLACE | 1 |
| SEE I WAS THE BOSS | 1 |
| SEE MY VIEWPOINT | 1 |
| SEE MY WAY OF IT | 1 |
| SEE THAT I HAD THE UPPER HAND | 1 |
| SEE THE DIFFERENCE | 1 |
| SEE WHAT’S WHAT | 1 |
| SEE WHO RULES THE ROOST | 1 |
| SEE WHO RUNS THINGS | 1 |
| SEE WHO THE BOSS IS | 1 |
| SEE WHO THE BOSS WAS | 1 |
| SEE WHO WAS WHO | 1 |
| SEE WHO’S RUNNING THINGS | 1 |
| SEE WHO’S WHO | 1 |
| SET HIM IN HIS PLACE | 1 |
| SET UP AND TAKE NOTICE | 1 |
| SHOW HIM WHO WAS BOSS | 1 |
| SHOW HIM WHO’S WHO | 1 |
| SHOW UP | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM THE DOOR | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM THERE WAS A RULER IN ZION | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM UP | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHERE TO GET OFF | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHERE TO GET OFF AT | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHERE TO HEAD IN | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHO IS BOSS | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHO’S THE BOSS AROUND HERE | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM WHOSE BOAR SHIT IN THE BUCKWHEAT PATCH | 1 |
| SHUT HIS TRAP | 1 |
| SIT DOWN | 1 |
| SIT TIGHT | 1 |
| SIT UP AND NOTICE | 1 |
| SKEDADDLE | 1 |
| SMARTEN UP | 1 |
| SNAP TO IT | 1 |
| SORRY | 1 |
| SQUIRM | 1 |
| STAND AROUND | 1 |
| STAND ASIDE | 1 |
| STAND DOWN | 1 |
| STAND UP AND TAKE NOTICE | 1 |
| STEP ASIDE | 1 |
| STEP LIVELY | 1 |
| STOP | 1 |
| STOP DEAD IN HIS TRACKS | 1 |
| STOP IN HIS TRACKS | 1 |
| SUBSERVIENT | 1 |
| SUCK A HIND TIT | 1 |
| SWALLOW HIS PRIDE | 1 |
| TAKE A SECOND THOUGHT | 1 |
| TAKE DOWN | 1 |
| TAKE IT EASY | 1 |
| TAKE LOW | 1 |
| TAKE THE BACK SEAT | 1 |
| THAT QUIETENED HIM | 1 |
| THINK AGAIN | 1 |
| THINK DIFFERENTLY | 1 |
| THINK OTHERWISE | 1 |
| TUCK HIS TAIL | 1 |
| TUCK TAIL | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND DIFFERENTLY | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND HE WASN’T BOSS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND I WAS THE BOSS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND I’M AT THE HELM | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND I’M BOSS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND I’M THE BOSS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND THAT HE COULDN’T | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS BOSS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS RUNNING THE ROOST | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND WHO I WAS | 1 |
| UNDERSTAND WHO WAS THE HEAD MAN HERE | 1 |
| WALK THE CHALK | 1 |
| WHERE TO GET OFF | 1 |
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