| 单词 | to push about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto push about P8. Originally U.S. to push (someone) around: to move or cause (a person) to be moved roughly from place to place, to manhandle. Now chiefly figurative: to browbeat, bully, dominate; to take advantage of. Also (in non-U.S. use) to push about. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > push and pull [verb (transitive)] > push or pull about roughly to-push13.. manhandlea1470 tussle?a1500 touse1509 rouzle1582 touslea1585 turmoil1588 jostle1602 grabble1684 swig1684 shovel1816 tousle1816 to push (someone) around1900 scruff1926 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] awec1225 bashc1375 palla1393 argh1393 formengea1400 matea1400 boasta1522 quail1526 brag1551 appale1563 browbeat1581 adaw1590 overdare1590 dastard1593 strike1598 disdare1612 cowa1616 dare1619 daw1631 bounce1640 dastardize1645 intimidate1646 hector1664 out-hector1672 huff1674 bully1685 harass1788 bullyraga1790 major1829 haze1851 bullock1875 to push (someone) around1900 to put the frighteners in, on1958 psych1963 vibe1979 1900 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening News 26 Oct. 2/4 Probably no candidate for the presidency was ever so much jostled about and pushed around in one day's time as Mr. Bryan was today. 1930 D. Runyon in Liberty 8 Nov. 24/1 After..Johnny gets on the strong-arm squad, he never misses a chance to push Big Jule around. 1942 R. Chandler High Window iii. 29 If anybody tries to push Linda around, he'll have to push me around first. 1963 D. Ballantyne in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 2nd Ser. 153 The Aussie..has made it bloody clear he won't be pushed about. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 26 June 6/2 America has pushed these people around too much, too long, and it's natural that they feel resentment and react violently. 1985 S. MacGowan Poguetry (1989) 39 In the tube station the old ones..Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout And the coppers would come along and push them about. 1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 94 His parents were working class, his brothers were in the IRA, but he was a lawyer, a man with standing and position, someone who could not easily be pushed around. < as lemmas |
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