执牛耳

执牛耳
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to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)

    • He is the leader in this industry.

STROKE ORDER
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