Are these verbs interchangeable: boss around, order about, push around?Do my sentences make sense?
My uncle likes bossing around people in his business.

My uncle likes ordering about people in his business.

My uncle likes pushing around people in his business.

Question

Are these verbs interchangeable: boss around, order about, push around?Do my sentences make sense?
My uncle likes bossing around people in his business.

My uncle likes ordering about people in his business.

My uncle likes pushing around people in his business.

Answer

These are good, but I would change the word order.

My uncle likes bossing people around in his business.

My uncle likes ordering people about in his business.

My uncle likes pushing people around in his business.

Ambas formas son comprensibles, pero así me suena mejor.

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