Yank around
/jæŋk əˈraʊnd/B2
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1. To manipulate or handle someone or something in a rough, abrupt, or erratic manner, often causing confusion or disruption.
- The employee complained that his manager was yanking him around with constantly changing assignments.
- The dog was yanking the leash around, trying to catch a squirrel.
- During the renovation, the timelines kept getting yanked around by the project manager.
- Alice felt her emotions being yanked around by the unpredictable plot twists in the novel.
- The sudden changes in policy left the community feeling yanked around.
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