Order Boss Ordered English Meaning People Bossy Synonym

Meaning: If you order people about, you tell them what to do in a bossy way.

• order sb about The workers hate the way their supervisor orders them about. They say she's rude and bossy.
  
  
• be ordered about Army recruits soon get used to being ordered about.
  
  

Variety: Thisis typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.