Treat or threaten to treat roughly, bully, domineer, as in I won't let him push me around. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
push around
| Idioms: push around |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
be bossy towards
Synonyms: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector
| Shopping: push around |
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