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
Lalawethika-Native American, Shawnee
Amalbert-Ancient Germanic
CoreyKAWR-eeEnglish
Ragnhei&Eth;Ur-Icelandic
Norbertonor-BER-to (Spanish, Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Mcmullen[mək'mʌlin]