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
Thiago-Portuguese (Brazilian)
CeceSEE-seeEnglish
Jamshed-Persian, Tajik, Persian Mythology
Wido-Ancient Germanic
GretelGRE-telGerman
Khalilah-Arabic