pull rank

Meaning

1. pull rank (on sb)

   to make use of your place or status in society or at work to make sb do what you want

In the movies · 4

• You're gonna make me pull rank, I will.Gifted2017
• Can't you pull rank and make sure it doesn't happen again?The Bank Job2008
• The mayor's out there. Do you want me to pull rank on you?The Towering Inferno1974
• I don't wanna pull rank on you, but I told the little lady it was all set.The Apartment1960

Learn it in full scenes

• The Apartment1960
  • Baxter Swaps His Apartment Nights
  • Sheldrake Grills Baxter About the Key
  • Baxter Meets Fran at the Theatre

From the same entry

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull out all the stops
• pull the plug on
• pull your punches
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull strings
• pull the strings