order someone around

Related to word: order

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Definition

  1. to dictate actions to someone in a domineering or insistent manner, especially on a repeated basis

    (特别是频繁地)指使,差遣,使役(某人)

    • His manager often orders him around to do extra tasks, which makes him feel frustrated.

      他的经理经常指使他做额外的工作,这让他感到沮丧。

    • She is always ordering her friends around, which is quite annoying.

      她总是差遣她的朋友,这相当令人恼火。

    • No matter how busy he is, his parents always order him around to do household chores.

      无论他有多忙,他的父母总是使唤他做家务。