bigfooting

Verb

bigfoot (third-person singular simple present bigfoots, present participle bigfooting, simple past and past participle bigfooted)

1. (capitalized, informal, sometimes, transitive) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
   • Most recently, Allen bigfooted Walter out of the way to explore a merger with SBC Communications, Inc., the largest of the regional Bells.1997 July 28, Jill Smolowe et al., “AT&T Unplugs a CEO-To-Be”, in Time

   Synonyms:

   push around

2. (capitalized, informal, intransitive, sometimes) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
   • Later, Dick Cheney was Bigfooting around the West Wing, looking for heads.2006 July 26, Ron Suskind, “FRONTLINE: News War Interviews”, in PBS.com, retrieved 27 May 2009

   Synonyms:

   pull the strings, swagger

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