order around

ˈɔrdər əˈraʊnd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of order around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

behaviortell someone what to do in a bossy way

She likes to order around her younger siblings.

boss around

command

authoritydirect someone with authority

The manager would often order around the new employees.

boss around

command

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Expressions with order

on order

adj.

requested but not yet delivered

The new books are on order and will arrive soon.

order in

request food delivery to a specific location

We decided to order in for dinner.

order off

request food or items from a menu

We decided to order off the special menu for dinner.

order about

tell someone what to do in a bossy way

She likes to order about her younger siblings.

out of order

adj.

not working as expected

The elevator was out of order, so we took the stairs..

in order to

conj.

shows why something is done, to reach a goal or result

She studied all night in order to pass the difficult exam.

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boss someone about

give orders

order someone around in a controlling or bossy way

v.v.

acr.

acr: vice versa

the other way around or in reverse order

Examples of order around in a sentence

Don't let anyone order around you like that.
She would order around her younger siblings.
He liked to order around his team during projects.

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French:commander, ...
German:herumkommandieren, anweisen, ...
Italian:dare ordini, ...
Spanish:mandonear, ...
Portuguese:mandar, ...
Chinese:使唤, 命令, ...
Japanese:指図する, 指示する, ...
Arabic:تَسَلَّطَ, تَحَكَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַוּוֹת עַל, לְהִתְנַהֵג בִּשְׁרָרָה, ...
Russian:командовать, распоряжаться, ...
Ukrainian:командувати, давати накази, ...
Hindi:हुक्म चलाना, रौब जमाना, ...
Bengali:হুকুম চালানো, ধমক দিয়ে কাজ করানো, ...
Catalan:manar, comandar, ...
Czech:poroučet, dirigovat, ...
Danish:kommandere rundt, ...
Dutch:commanderen, bevelen, ...
Greek:κάνω κουμάντο σε, προστάζω, ...
Hungarian:parancsolgatni, dirigálni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជាចិត្ត, បញ្ជាចង្អុលនរណាម្នាក់, ...
Korean:명령하다, 지휘하다, ...
Persian:امر و نهی کردن, ...
Polish:rozkazywać, pomiatać, ...
Portuguese (BR):mandar, ...
Romanian:a comanda, a coordona, ...
Swedish:bossa runt, ge order, ...
Thai:ออกคำสั่ง, สั่งไปทั่ว, ...
Turkish:emir yağdırmak, talimat vermek, ...
Vietnamese:sai bảo, bắt làm, ...

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