order someone about



order someone about

Give peremptory commands to someone, be domineering, as in That teacher had better learn not to order us about. [Mid-1800s]
See also: order

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anastasia[.ænə'steizjə]
'Ittay-Biblical Hebrew
Ffransis-Welsh
LinnÉAlin-NE-ahSwedish
DodieDO-deeEnglish
Alessio-Italian