order about
Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words
To give orders to someone in a bossy way.
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Examples (10)
- Stop ordering me about!
- He tends to order his employees about excessively.
- She dislikes it when her boss orders her about.
- You shouldn't let anyone order you about in that manner.
- The drill sergeant loved to order the new recruits about.
- It's frustrating to be ordered about without any respect.
- My older brother always used to order me about when we were kids.
- He was criticized for constantly ordering his team about.
- No one appreciates being ordered about without clear instructions.
- Just because she's senior doesn't mean she can order everyone about.