push around

push around
verb
be bossy towards (Freq. 1)
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Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

• Syn:
• Hypernyms: ↑intimidate
• Hyponyms: ↑tyrannize, ↑tyrannise, ↑domineer
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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transitive verb
: to subject to impositions, unfair discrimination, or rough or contemptuous treatment : impose on : hector

serving the public instead of pushing it around — J.E.Gloag

a people whose history for centuries has been one continuous resistance to being pushed around, dominated, or swallowed — Marcia Davenport

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push around (informal)
To bully
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Main Entry: ↑push

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ˌpush a ˈround ˌpush a ˈbout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push around he/she/it pushes around present participle pushing around past tense pushed around past participle pushed around] informal phrasal verb
to keep telling someone what to do in an unfair and unpleasant way

They’re always pushing me around.

Thesaurus: to tell people what to dosynonym
Main entry: push

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push around (also Brit push about) [phrasal verb]
push (someone) around/about : to try to force (someone) to do what you want by making threats, using force, etc.

Don't let the bigger boys push you around–stand up for yourself!

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Main Entry: ↑push

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • push\ around — v informal To be bossy with; bully. Don t try to push me around! Paul is always pushing the smaller children around …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • push around — (smb) make someone do what you want He is always pushing around his salesmen and saleswomen …   Idioms and examples

  • push around — transitive verb Date: 1923 to impose on contemptuously ; bully …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • push around — verb To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully …   Wiktionary

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