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order about
Meaning: If you order people about, you tell them what to do in a bossy way.
Synonym: order around, boss around (informal), boss about (informal)For example:
- order sb about The workers hate the way their supervisor orders them about. They say she's rude and bossy.
- be ordered about Army recruits soon get used to being ordered about.
Quick Quiz:
The office workers were being ordered about by their
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