micromanage
Use Micromanage in a sentence
kroʊˌmæn verb (used with object), mi·cro·man·aged, mi·cro·man·ag·ing.
to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
Related forms
mi·cro·man·age·ment, noun
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to control (a business or project) with excessive attention to minor details | |
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Micromanage
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Example sentences
He did it with a hands-off style and didn't try to micromanage.
One regional governor told us that he has to micromanage everything because there are so few competent people around him.
They do not micromanage the professionals who work for them.
Who does it exactly is not essential and to micromanage as such would be seen as meddling.
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