To be a domestic tyrant; to be imperious only within one's own family while being timid or submissive outside.
他在外面总是唯唯诺诺，可一回到家就对妻子孩子窝儿里横，脾气大得很
He is always meek and submissive outside, but as soon as he gets home, he becomes a domestic tyrant towards his wife and children, having a terrible temper.
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