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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
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Drunk on power

What's the meaning of "Drunk on power"?

? A male police officer grabbing the kurta of priyanka gandhi is a symbol of how drunk on power police has gotten.

  

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Hasibrahman drunk on power 'drunk' is metaphorically 'out of control'. 'on power' is 'because of having (too much) power'. People who are drunk on power think they can behave however they want no matter how ill-mannered and obnoxious their behavior is because nobody will dare to complain about it.

  • Hasibrahman drunk on power 'drunk' is metaphorically 'out of control'.
  • 'on power' is 'because of having (too much) power'.
  • People who are drunk on power think they can behave however they want no matter how ill-mannered and obnoxious their behavior is because nobody will dare to complain about it.
  • They think they are 'above the law'.
  • ) CJ
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Hasibrahmandrunk on power

'drunk' is metaphorically 'out of control'.

'on power' is 'because of having (too much) power'.

People who are drunk on power think they can behave however they want no matter how ill-mannered and obnoxious their behavior is because nobody will dare to complain about it. They think they are 'above the law'.

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