注ちゅう文もんをつける

expression, ichidan verb

give orders; tell someone what to do

Used when one person directs another to do something, often with a nuance of imposing one's will or making demands. The phrase is a set expression combining 注文 (order, request) with つける.

• 彼かれはいつも人ひとに注ちゅう文もんをつける。

  He is always telling people what to do.

• 上じょう司しが私わたしに細こまかく注ちゅう文もんをつけてきた。

  My boss gave me detailed orders.