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Meaning of 颐指气使

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颐 yí 指 zhǐ 气 qì 使 shǐ (Trad.: 頤指氣使)
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
Example Sentences
1
我受不了经理的颐指气使
。
I can't stand being bossed around by the manager.
2
你是说她对她的丈夫颐指气使
?
You mean she bosses her husband around?
3
我们大多数都不喜欢别人对自己颐指气使
。
Most of us don't like it when people try to boss us around.
4
他对助手颐指气使
,
那样子真令人看不惯
。
He orders his assistant about in a way that is very offensive.
5
确实他们的政府无法在对世界其他国家颐指气使
。
True, their governments will find it harder to boss the rest of the world around;