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командовать (кем-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения: You can't order me around just because Mom isn't here! • My friend at work got promoted, so now he thinks he can order me around. В.И.Макаров); помыкать (кем-либо: you can't order me around like I'm a child); приказывать (кому-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения: Wouldn't it be great to have someone you could just order around? Mira_G); раздавать команды (кому-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения Andrey Truhachev); отдавать команды (только в контексте; англ. выражение требует дополнения: I'm your boyfriend, not some dog you can just order around. 4uzhoj); раздавать приказы (кому-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения: You can't just come in here and start ordering people around. 4uzhoj) |
merriam-webster.com); if you say that someone is ordering you around or is ordering you about, you mean they are telling you what to do as if they have authority over you, and you dislike this (Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.