- order someone around
- order someone about & order someone aroundto give commands to someone. •
I don't like for someone to order me about.
•Don't order me around!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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order sb around — UK US order sb around Phrasal Verb with order({{}}/ˈɔːdər/ verb ► WORKPLACE to tell someone what to do in an annoying or unpleasant way: »Junior employees react badly if they re always being ordered around … Financial and business terms
order someone about/around — TELL SOMEONE WHAT TO DO, give orders to, dictate to; lay down the law; informal boss about/around, push about/around. → order … Useful english dictionary
order around — ˌorder a ˈround ˌorder a ˈbout british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they order around he/she/it orders around present participle ordering around … Useful english dictionary
order — or|der1 [ ɔrdər ] noun *** ▸ 1 way things are arranged ▸ 2 request by customer ▸ 3 when people obey laws ▸ 4 official instruction ▸ 5 well organized situation ▸ 6 the way things are ▸ 7 type/quality ▸ 8 group of people ▸ 9 group of plants/animals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
order around — phrasal verb order around or order about [transitive] Word forms order around : present tense I/you/we/they order around he/she/it orders around present participle ordering around past tense ordered around past participle ordered around British… … English dictionary
order about — phrasal verb order around or order about [transitive] Word forms order around : present tense I/you/we/they order around he/she/it orders around present participle ordering around past tense ordered around past participle ordered around British… … English dictionary
order — 1 noun 1 FOR A PURPOSE a) in order to do sth for the purpose of doing something: politicians who make promises simply in order to win more votes | In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. b)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
order — or|der1 W1S1 [ˈo:də US ˈo:rdər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a purpose)¦ 2¦(arrangement)¦ 3¦(instruction)¦ 4¦(controlled situation)¦ 5¦(well organized state)¦ 6¦(for food or drink)¦ 7¦(for goods)¦ 8 be out of order 9 be in order … Dictionary of contemporary English
order */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɔː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈɔrdər] noun Word forms order : singular order plural orders 1) [countable/uncountable] the way in which a set of things is arranged or done, so that it is clear which thing is first, second, third etc order of: You can… … English dictionary
order — I [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES ♦♦ 1) PHR CONJ SUBORD If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing. Most schools are… … English dictionary
order*/*/*/ — [ˈɔːdə] noun I 1) [C/U] the way in which a set of things is arranged or done so that it is clear which thing is first, second, third etc Please try to keep the pictures in order (= in the correct order).[/ex] Some of the names on the list are out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
