push sb about/around
informal disapproving — phrasal verb with push /pʊʃ/ verbDefinition
› to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way: If you think you can push me around like that, you're mistaken.Giving orders and commands
(Definition of push sb about/around from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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push noun (PRESSURE)
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push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)
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push off phrasal verb (GO)
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push off phrasal verb (IN WATER)
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push on phrasal verb
- push sb about/around phrasal verb
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push sb out phrasal verb
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push sb/sth aside phrasal verb
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push sb/sth over phrasal verb
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push sth through phrasal verb
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push sth up/down phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- bade verb
- behest noun
- boss verb
- bossyboots noun
- call for sth phrasal verb
- call sb/sth off phrasal verb
- charge verb (ORDER)
- defy verb
- detail verb (ORDER)
- dictate to sb phrasal verb
- expect verb (DEMAND)
- harry verb
- importunate adjective
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate verb (ORDER)
- overbearing adjective
- prescribed adjective (RULE)
- prescriptive adjective
- stick out for sth phrasal verb
- stipulate verb
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