What does "pull rank" mean?

To use your senior position to get your way To invoke authority to override others' opinions or actions.

How do you use "pull rank" in a sentence?

He pulled rank to get the corner office. I don't like to pull rank, but... She pulled rank on the junior staff.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To use your senior position to get your way

摆架子、倚老卖老

Usar tu posición superior para salirte con la tuya

地位を利用する、権限を振りかざす

지위를 이용하다, 권한을 내세우다

To invoke authority to override others' opinions or actions.

利用权威凌驾于他人的意见或行动之上。

Invocar la autoridad para anular las opiniones o acciones de otros.

他人の意見や行動を覆すために権威を行使すること。

다른 사람의 의견이나 행동을 무시하기 위해 권한을 내세우다.

Base verb: pull

Particle: rank

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

He pulled rank to get the corner office.
他仗着职位拿到了角落办公室
Usó su rango para conseguir la oficina de la esquina
彼は地位を利用してコーナーオフィスを手に入れた
그는 지위를 이용해 코너 사무실을 차지했다.
I don't like to pull rank, but...
我不喜欢摆架子，但是……
No me gusta hacer valer mi cargo, pero...
権限を振りかざすのは好きではないが…
권한을 내세우고 싶지는 않지만…
She pulled rank on the junior staff.
她对下属摆架子
Hizo valer su rango ante el personal subalterno
彼女は後輩スタッフに対して権限を振りかざした
그녀는 후배 직원들에게 권한을 내세웠다.

Context: authority, hierarchy, workplace

Tone: authoritarian

Military term for using superior rank to override decisions.

Era: Modern

Generation: Working age

Social background: Professional