颐指气使 meaning in English
order people about by [with] gesture; act as one pleases without considering the feelings of others; arrogant; be bossy to others; be insufferably [unbearably] arrogant; order people here and there by gesture; order people (about) with only a tilt of the chin and without speaking -- arrogant airs
Examples
- It really gets me when she starts bossing people around .
她颐指气使地对人，真叫我厌恶。 - We asked him to stop bossing everyone around
（我们叫他不要再对每个人颐指气使。 ） - You will not tolerate being bo ed around by your mate
你不能容忍被你的配偶颐指气使。 - Why should i welcome your domination
为什么我非得欢迎，你的颐指气使？ - You will not tolerate being bossed around [ 1 ] by your mate
你不能容忍被你的配偶颐指气使。