boss around

Example Sentences

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The point of the order is to eliminate government dispensations that let the firms boss around companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said West Ham's owners could have shown Moyes "more respect" and that they had "messed" the former Manchester United and Everton boss around.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

“Mama’s the big boss around here. She pulls all the strings. The doctor, the dentist, the Gymboree instructor — they’re all on the take. Everybody answers to her.”

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

They’re capable of higher-level thinking, but I, personally, would rather boss around first-graders.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2018

Don’t you want some cousins to boss around?

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson