Boss about Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɑs/, /ˈbɔs/ /əˈbaʊt

BAWSS uh-BOWT

UK

bˈɒs/ /ɐbˈaʊt

BOSS uh-BOWT

التعريف

To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying or controlling way, often without the right to do so.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often negative. Used with 'someone' as the object: 'boss me about.' Implies annoyance or overstepping authority. Similar to 'order around,' but more British.

• Spanish: mandonear - dar órdenes (de manera autoritaria)
• Portuguese (BR): mandar em - dar ordens a (de forma autoritária)
• Portuguese (PT): mandar em - dar ordens a (de forma autoritária)
• Chinese (Simplified): 对...发号施令 - 摆布
• Chinese (Traditional): 對...發號施令 - 擺布
• Hindi: हुक्म चलाना - आदेश देना (सख्ती से)
• Arabic: يتسلط على - يأمر (بطريقة متعالية)
• Bengali: হুকুম চালানো - অর্ডার করা (গোছেরভাবে)
• Russian: командовать - помыкать
• Japanese: 偉そうに指図する - 偉そうに命令する
• Vietnamese: ra lệnh - sai khiến (một cách độc đoán)
• Korean: 이래라저래라 하다 - 명령하다 (거만하게)
• Turkish: emirler yağdırmak - buyurgan davranmak
• Urdu: حکم چلانا - حکم دینا (رویہ سے)
• Indonesian: memerintah seenaknya - menyuruh-nyuruh (dengan otoriter)

جمل نموذجية

My older sister likes to boss about her little brother.

basic

The new manager always tries to boss about the team.

basic

I don’t like it when people boss about others for no reason.

basic

Don’t let him boss you about—just ignore him.

natural

She gets angry when her coworker tries to boss her about.

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He hates being bossed about by people who aren’t even his superiors.

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