1997, Jill Smolowe et al., "AT&T Unplugs a CEO-To-Be," Time, 28 July:Most recently, Allen bigfooted Walter out of the way to explore a merger with SBC Communications, Inc., the largest of the regional Bells.
2002, Joanne Wasserman and Alison Gendar, "School Chief Seeks No. 2," New York Daily News, 7 Aug. (retrieved 27 May 2009):"Joel is out to get the best and brightest. It is his team to build," Walcott said, his comments appearing to reject speculation that Bloomberg was bigfooting the deputy search.
2008, Howard Kurtz, "Wardrobe Wars," Washington Post, 26 Feb. (retrieved 27 May 2009):Clinton is a terrible manager of people. . . . Her White House, if we can glean anything from the campaign, would be a secretive nest of well-fed yes-people, an uncontrollable egomaniac spouse able and willing to bigfoot anyone if he wants to . . . and a drizzle of dreary hacks.
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
2006, Ron Suskind, "FRONTLINE: News War Interviews," PBS.com, 26 July (retrieved 27 May 2009):Later, Dick Cheney was Bigfooting around the West Wing, looking for heads.
