rhoi'r ddeddf i lawr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• rhoi lawr y ddeddf

Verb

rhoi'r ddeddf i lawr (first-person singular present rhof y ddeddf i lawr or rhoddaf y ddeddf i lawr)

1. (idiomatic) to lay down the law

   Synonym: dweud y drefn

   Mae'r heddwas yn rhoi’r ddeddf i lawr ― The policeman is laying down the law.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deddf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies