" jerked around "

 [ "Jerked Around" ]

1: Being placed into unreasonable situations generally for the benefit or amusement of someone else. This often occurs as punishment for minor transgressions or a simple faux pas.

  * e.g.,  ... "Man when Travis applied for a new job and then was denied a promotion because of it, he was jerked around. Those bitch managers need to get laid and stop messing with peoples lives." 

 [ "jerk around" ]

1: to hassle someone; to waste someone's time. .

  * e.g.,  ... Stop jerking me around and give me my money back. They sure like to jerk around people in that music shop. 

 [ "jerking around" ]

1: jerking around can mean that someone is behaving like an asshole and is not listening

  * e.g.,  ... Quit jerking around! 

 [ "Jerk around" ]

1: To screw around/procrastinate.

  * e.g.,  ... You go to the park to jerk around before leaving because your bored.