Boss Around (Verb)
Meaning
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her sister likes to boss her around whenever their parents are out of the house.
- The older kids in the neighborhood would boss around anyone who was younger than them.
- As the team leader, she tends to boss her teammates around even when it's not necessary.
- His older brother loved to boss him around when they were kids, and still tries to do so today.
- The annoying neighbor has a habit of bossing everyone around in the building whenever she gets a chance.