| 词汇 | order around |
| 释义 | Phr V order around orders, ordering, ordered order sb about/around to tell someone what they should do all the timeYou can't just come in here and start ordering people around. order sb around/about if someone orders you around, they keep telling you what to do in an annoying or threatening way, especially when they do not have the right to do this: She's left her husband - she couldn't stand the way he kept ordering her about. You've no right to order the children around like that.■ SIMILAR TO: boss around/about, push around/about order (one) aroundTo tell one what to do. This phrase is often used to emphasize that someone's behavior is controlling and unwarranted. You can't order me around just because Mom isn't here! My friend at work got promoted, so now he thinks he can order me around. order aroundv. To issue commands to someone in a forceful and unpleasant way; boss someone around: The lieutenant ordered the new recruits around. The nanny ordered around the children. |
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