shovesomeonearound
phrasal verbwithshoveverbuk/ʃʌv/us/ʃʌv/
(UKalsoshovesomeoneabout)topushsomeoneforcefully, in anunpleasantandthreateningway:
Theolderboysatschoolare alwaysshovinghim around.
informal
totellsomeone what to do, in arudeorthreateningway:
Don'tletthemshoveyou around. You've got tostandup foryourrights.
Treating people or animals badly
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization
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