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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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| SaŠA | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene |
| Barica | | - | Croatian |
| Marvin | | MAHR-vin (English), MAHR-veen (German) | English, German |
| Rylie | | RIE-lee | English (Modern) |
| Vasili | | vah-SEE-lee | Russian |
| Sancho | | SAHN-cho | Spanish |