The committee is focused on bringing about meaningful reforms before the budget is finalized.

The new policy brings about significant changes in workplace culture.

She bosses about her younger siblings, telling them when to study and when to play.

Tired of him bossing about others, the team finally confronted him.

She was hanging about the café, waiting for a friend to arrive.

After school, a few students hung about the playground until their parents arrived.

She pottered about in the greenhouse, humming softly and tending to each plant.

When the intruder rushed into the room, the desperate defender began to lay about with a heavy curtain rod.

At the meeting, she lay about her role in the scandal to avoid suspicion.

She was bossed about by her older siblings all weekend.