A group of girls were 'bullying' [='picking on'] her at the playground.
She uses her position as a famous actress as a 'bully pulpit'.
My sister was the school/class/neighborhood 'bully'.
(..) - Well, I'm dealing with a child. Sherlock, this is our case. I'm letting you in, but you do not go off on your own. Clear? So you set up a pretend drugs bust to bully me? It stops being pretend if we find anything. I am clean! - Is your flat? All of it? - I don't even smoke. (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1