boss around

bɔs əˈraʊnd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of boss around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

leadershipgive orders to others in a controlling or unnecessary way

He likes to boss around his coworkers.
Don't boss people around during meetings.
He bosses around new recruits until they quit.

domineer

order about

push around

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Expressions with boss

boss about

give orders in an overbearing manner

She likes to boss about her younger siblings.

boss it

take control of a situation confidently

She decided to boss it and lead the team to victory.

boss cocky

person in charge with a confident attitude

The team followed the boss cocky's instructions without question.

boss someone about

order someone around in a controlling or bossy way

She always tries to boss me about at work.

like a boss

adv.

in a confident and impressive way

She handled the presentation like a boss.

show who's the boss

exp.

demonstrate control or authority over someone or something

He wanted to show who's the boss in the meeting!

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French:régenter, ...
German:herumkommandieren, ...
Italian:comandare a bacchetta, ...
Spanish:mandonear, ...
Portuguese:mandar, ...
Chinese:发号施令, ...
Japanese:こき使う, ...
Arabic:تَسَلَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַמֵּר, ...
Russian:командовать, ...
Ukrainian:командувати, ...
Hindi:धौंस जमाना, ...
Bengali:অন্যদের শাসন করা, ...
Catalan:manar, ...
Czech:poroučet, ...
Danish:kommandere rundt med, ...
Dutch:commanderen, ...
Greek:κάνω κουμάντο, ...
Hungarian:parancsolgatni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជាគេតាមអំពើចិត្ត, ...
Korean:쥐락펴락하다, ...
Persian:دستور دادن, ...
Polish:rządzić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):mandar nos outros, ...
Romanian:a da ordine, ...
Swedish:befalla, ...
Thai:สั่งคนอื่น, ...
Turkish:emirler yağdırmak, ...
Vietnamese:sai bảo, ...

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