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push around

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  1. Treat or threaten to treat roughly, bully, domineer, as in I won't let him push me around. [Colloquial; c. 1920]


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Expect kids in skate parks to rip around you while you push around at half-speed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2025

So when those days roll around, it goes without saying: you don’t want a “mid” ham, the kind your guests push around on their plates with polite disinterest.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

Not a great line but solid enough to protect Daniel Jones and push around a bad Cowboys run defense.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

Next to it is a line of miniature carts made for children to push around the store.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2024

I watched him push around the corner to the top of the hill leaning sharp against the cart handle, and heard his voice arise, muffled now, as he started down.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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