1. More power to someone: Best wishes to someone (harapan yang baik bagi seseorang)
E. g. He's decided to climb Mount Everest - well, more power to him.
2. Absolute power corrupts absolutely: One who has total authority is very likely to abuse his position. (Seseorang yang mempunyai wewenang penuh yang cenderung untuk menyalahgunakan posisinya)
E. g. We thought that Johnson would be a responsible mayor, but within a year of taking office, he was as bad as all the rest. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
3. Power play: a strategy using one's power or authority to carry out a plan or to get one's way. (Strategi menggunakan kuasa atau wewenang seseorang untuk menjalankan rancangan seseorang)
E. g. In a blatant power play, the manager claimed he had initiated the sales campaign.
4. Knowledge is power: The more you know, the more you can control. (Semakin banyak anda tahu, semakin anda boleh mengendalikan sesuatu)
E. g.
Child: How come I have to study history? I don't care what all those dead people did hundreds of years ago. Mother: Knowledge is power. If you know something about the past, it may help you to anticipate the future.
5. More power to you!: Well done!; You really stood up for yourself!; You really did something for your own benefit! (Bagus!; Anda betul - betul melakukan sesuatu untuk keuntungan anda sendiri!)
E. g.
Sue: I spent years getting ready for that job, and I finally got it. Mary: More power to you!
6. Put someone into power and put someone in: to elect or appoint someone to office or a position of power. (Untuk memilih atau menugasi seseorang untuk menjabat pihak yang mempunyai kuasa)
E. g. The board decided to put an unknown from another company into the presidency. They put in a complete unknown.
7. The corridors of power: the highest level of government where the most important decisions are made (aras tertinggi pemerintahan di mana keputusan terpenting dibuat)
E. g. His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.
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