Boss around
/bɒs əˈraʊnd/B1
Intermediate
1. To tell someone what to do in an authoritative or domineering manner, often unnecessarily or excessively so.
- She doesn’t like how her coworker bosses her around despite having the same job title.
- Growing up, my older brother always bossed me around, thinking he was in charge.
- He tried to boss around the new interns on his first day at the office.
- Their manager was known for bossing around employees without considering their opinions.
- After getting promoted, Tom started bossing his old teammates around.
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