颐指气使

yízhǐqìshǐ

颐指气使 — yízhǐqìshǐ

  1. to give orders arrogantly; to boss people around (lit. to order people by pointing the chin)

    他对下属总是颐指气使,大家都不敢反驳。 tā duì xiàshǔ zǒngshì yízhǐqìshǐ dàjiā dōu bùgǎn fǎnbó — He is always bossing his subordinates around arrogantly; nobody dares to contradict him.