pushes around
Treats with contempt
To push around is to bully or dominate someone, often by exerting one's power or influence over them: He's always pushing around the new employees.
- shovesPushes someone abruptly
- nudgesLight prompting touches
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- jostlesPushes and bumps repeatedly
- bossingDirecting others authoritatively
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