power trip

noun
🔊/ˈpaʊə trɪp/
🔊/ˈpaʊər trɪp/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. an action or a way of behaving in which a person gets great pleasure from having control over others
    • on a power trip He's been on a power triip ever since he got promoted.自从晋升以来,他就一直从事权力三重奏。