push (someone) around
Definition: to tell someone what to do in a rude and insulting way because you are more powerful.
(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)
E.g.1: Just because he’s big he thinks that he can push people around.
E.g.2: I’m sick of being pushed around – the next time she tells me to do something like that I’m going to say no.
This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g.1)