boss around
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editboss around (third-person singular simple present bosses around, present participle bossing around, simple past and past participle bossed around)
- To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
- 2013, Ryk E. Spoor, Spheres of Influence:
- One big difference between me and my literary original; I haven't the faintest desire to boss around planetsful of people.
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editto act in a bossy manner
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