发号施令

fā hào shī lìng · fa hao shi ling

Traditional 發號施令

Meaning

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  1. to boss people around (idiom)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)总(zǒng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)对(duì)别(bié)人(rén)发(fā)号(hào)施(shī)令(lìng),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)不(bú)太(tài)高(gāo)兴(xìng)。

He always likes to boss people around, and everyone is rather unhappy about it.

02

在(zài)团(tuán)队(duì)里(lǐ),他(tā)不(bù)该(gāi)总(zǒng)是(shì)发(fā)号(hào)施(shī)令(lìng),而(ér)应(yīng)该(gāi)多(duō)听(tīng)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

In a team, he shouldn't always boss people around; he should listen to others' opinions more.

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