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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

Mrs. Lonogan had a white Persian named Fabian that she liked to dress in skirts and push around in a baby carriage.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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