order around
idiom
: to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do
You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.
Examples of order around in a Sentence
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Few people in the world have the power to order around Elon Musk.
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Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order around the storage lot and called on the military for help at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in an alert.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Rite Aid agreed to the ban in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday, which also covered its violation of a 2010 order around data security.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
On Sunday, Alari, 47, and a colleague working the early-morning shift at the Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers received a cheeseburger order around 5 a.m.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers received the order around 5 a.m. on June 19 for a delivery in the Bronx.
—CBS News, 22 June 2022
There's no shortage of classic Puerto Rican staples to order around here, but for any newcomers to the island's dining scene, mofongo is an essential experience.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2022
Spokespeople for the mayor and the archdiocese did not respond to inquiries from The Washington Post after the mayor’s office publicized the new order around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
—Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
After deputies gave a dispersal order around 9:30 p.m., people at Whittier Boulevard and Amalia Avenue began throwing rocks at the deputies, Schrader said.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order around the storage lot and called on the military for help at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in an alert.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Rite Aid agreed to the ban in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday, which also covered its violation of a 2010 order around data security.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
On Sunday, Alari, 47, and a colleague working the early-morning shift at the Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers received a cheeseburger order around 5 a.m.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers received the order around 5 a.m. on June 19 for a delivery in the Bronx.
—CBS News, 22 June 2022
There's no shortage of classic Puerto Rican staples to order around here, but for any newcomers to the island's dining scene, mofongo is an essential experience.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2022
Spokespeople for the mayor and the archdiocese did not respond to inquiries from The Washington Post after the mayor’s office publicized the new order around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
—Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
After deputies gave a dispersal order around 9:30 p.m., people at Whittier Boulevard and Amalia Avenue began throwing rocks at the deputies, Schrader said.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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“Order around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20around. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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