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