| 释义 |
boss someone around
phrasal verb with bossverb informaluk /bɒs/ us /bɑːs/
disapproving(UK alsoboss someone about)
to tell someone what to do, in a way that is annoying:
I wish he'd stop bossing me around.
She doesn't let anyone boss her around.
While they talk about about cooperation and teamwork, they are still busy bossing everyone about.
I don't want to be bossed around by people like you!
He was always shouting orders and bossing people around.
He acted selfishly and bossed everyone around.
My older sister used to boss me about.
I guess he just wanted somebody to boss around.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving orders & commands
all-points bulletin
bossily
bossiness
bossyboots
call for someone
commanding
decree
demand
dictate
expect
harry
instruct
prescribe
put something on
self-ordained
shove
shove someone around
stick
stick out for something
task
boss around someone | American Dictionary
boss around someone
phrasal verb with bossverb
infml
to tell someone what to do:
She waved her friend over as if bossing around a maid.
|