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• Boss-around

  Tell someone what to do, give orders. For example, David complained that his older sister was always bossing him around. The use of boss in the sense of “to dominate” dates from the mid-1800s, and around was added a few decades later. Historical Examples What Will People Say? Rupert Hughes Kindred of the Dust Peter […]

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