GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as order someone around (tell that person where to go and what to do; act like a person's boss...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = Order Someone Around" is for you to completely understand what order someone around means, and to feel confident using "order someone around" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression order someone around may include:
(1) A quick definition of order someone around.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of order someone around.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "order someone around".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of order someone around.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "order someone around" in conversation.

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