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shove someone around phrasal verb with shoveverbuk /ʃʌv/ us /ʃʌv/ (UK alsoshove someone about) to push someone forcefully, in an unpleasant and threatening way: 将(某人)推来搡去,对(某人)推推搡搡 The older boys at school are always shoving him around.学校里年龄大一点儿的男孩总是对他推推搡搡的。 informal to tell someone what to do, in a rude or threatening way: 随意差使;摆布 Don't let them shove you around. You've got to stand up for your rights.别任由他们摆布,你应该奋起维护自己的权利。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Treating people or animals badly a raw dealidiom abuser anti-harassment at the hands of someoneidiom batten batten on someone hit someone where it hurtsidiom ill-treat ill-treatment ill-used impose prey prey on something put someone through something put upon uncared for use victimization victimize victimology
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