order around

verb

To command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.

“I can't stand that guy, he's always ordering me around.”

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Meanings

verborder around (third-person singular simple present orders around, present participle ordering around, simple past and past participle ordered around)

present singular third person orders around · participle present ordering around · participle past ordered around · past ordered around

  1. transitiveTo command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.

    I can't stand that guy, he's always ordering me around.

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APA

order around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20around

MLA

“order around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “order around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20around.

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