See boss about on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "boss + about",
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"form": "bosses about",
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{
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"To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior."
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"(transitive, informal) To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior."
],
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}
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"(transitive, informal) To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior."
],
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}
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}
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