The new manager was clearly on a power-trip when he canceled employees' lunch breaks to show his authority.

power-trip 是由 power（权力）和 trip（旅行、旅程）组成的复合词，trip 在这里比喻为"体验、快感"。 power-trip 指"滥用权力来获得快感或满足感的行为"，常用来形容某人为了显示自己的权威而做出不合理或专横的决定。