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push around

Idioms  
  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

It’s not a side salad or a starter or something you push around while drinking rosé.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025

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

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2024

What he does have is a playing strength that far exceeds anything Tuipulotu can push around in the weight room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 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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