dictate tosomeone
phrasal verbwithdictateverbuk/dɪkˈteɪt/us/ˈdɪk.teɪt/
totellsomeone what to do:
Why should anyonedictatetoparentson how toraisetheirchildren?
I will not bedictatedto like that!
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- crack the whipidiom
- defy
- demand
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- stick
- stick out forsomething