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
Ilinca-Romanian
Hill[hil]
BrandonBRAN-dənEnglish
Lestatlə-STAT (English)Literature
Ari (3)-Armenian
Elfreda-English