order about
phrasal verb
ordered about; ordering about; orders about
chiefly British
: to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do
You can't just come in here and start ordering people about.
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The Minnesota National Guard said the battalion then received an official order about mobilizing for deployment to Iraq in July 2005, after Walz had retired.
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Sara Swann, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Aug. 2024
Some arriving teams of officers did not even know their way around the sprawling campus and were subjected to conflicting orders about what to do as the melee unfolded for hours in front of them the night of April 30.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Alternatively, if a brand wants to order about 1,000 units of a product, Valia can show the company whether purchasing 985 or 1,200 units would be more cost effective.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
Erewhon initially ordered about 100 jars of the two varieties to place in the top corner of the shelf.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Wilford made his way to the control room and began barking orders about what to with with Snowpiercer pulling up to the silo, only to have Milius get the drop on him.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024
According to him, the company received a work order about the AC last Monday, ordered the parts on Wednesday, and fixed the AC on Thursday, the same day Blunt said the company gave the Smiths an eviction notice.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Jones did not have any real reaction after the judge issued the order about his personal assets.
—CBS News, 14 June 2024
Soon, though, the friends are interrupted, ordered about — and brought to a banquet where a strict hierarchy is maintained.
—Emily Tamkin, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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Sara Swann, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Aug. 2024
Some arriving teams of officers did not even know their way around the sprawling campus and were subjected to conflicting orders about what to do as the melee unfolded for hours in front of them the night of April 30.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Alternatively, if a brand wants to order about 1,000 units of a product, Valia can show the company whether purchasing 985 or 1,200 units would be more cost effective.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
Erewhon initially ordered about 100 jars of the two varieties to place in the top corner of the shelf.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Wilford made his way to the control room and began barking orders about what to with with Snowpiercer pulling up to the silo, only to have Milius get the drop on him.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024
According to him, the company received a work order about the AC last Monday, ordered the parts on Wednesday, and fixed the AC on Thursday, the same day Blunt said the company gave the Smiths an eviction notice.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Jones did not have any real reaction after the judge issued the order about his personal assets.
—CBS News, 14 June 2024
Soon, though, the friends are interrupted, ordered about — and brought to a banquet where a strict hierarchy is maintained.
—Emily Tamkin, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Order about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20about. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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