crack the whip
US /kræk ðə wɪp/
UK /kræk ðə wɪp/
1.
채찍을 휘두르다, 엄격하게 다루다
to use your authority to make someone work harder or behave better
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The new manager had to crack the whip to get the team to meet the deadline.
새로운 매니저는 팀이 마감일을 맞추도록 채찍을 휘둘러야 했다.
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If you don't start working harder, I'll have to crack the whip.
더 열심히 일하지 않으면, 내가 채찍을 휘둘러야 할 거야.