show someone who's boss — show (someone) who s boss to make clear who has more power. When you re trying to get kids to behave, you have to show them who s boss … New idioms dictionary
show who's boss — show (someone) who s boss to make clear who has more power. When you re trying to get kids to behave, you have to show them who s boss … New idioms dictionary
show someone who's boss — show someone who’s boss informal phrase to show someone that you have more power or authority than they have Thesaurus: to tell people what to dosynonym Main entry: show * * * make it clear that one is in charge … Useful english dictionary
show somebody who's boss — show sb who s ˈboss idiom to make it clear to sb that you have more power and authority than they have Main entry: ↑showidiom … Useful english dictionary
Who's the Boss? — Infobox Television show name = Who s The Boss caption = format = Sitcom camera = Multi camera runtime = 23 minutes creator = Martin Cohan Blake Hunter company = Hunter Cohan Productions Embassy Television (1984 1988) ELP Communications/Columbia… … Wikipedia
boss — boss1 W3S2 [bɔs US bo:s] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1800 1900; : Dutch; Origin: baas man in charge ] [Sense: 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia] 1.) the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work →↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
boss — 1 noun (C) 1 the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work: I ll have to ask my boss for a day off. | be your own boss (=work for yourself rather than being employed by someone else) 2 informal a manager with an important position … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boss — boss1 [ bɔs, bas ] noun count *** 1. ) the person who is in charge of you at work: I ll ask my boss if I can have a day off next week. a ) MAINLY JOURNALISM someone with a powerful position in an organization: the local Communist Party boss in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boss-eyed — UK [ˌbɒs ˈaɪd] / US [bɔs ˈaɪd] adjective British informal someone who is boss eyed has both eyes looking in towards their nose … English dictionary
boss — [bɒs ǁ bɒːs] noun [countable] informal 1. the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work: • I ll have to ask my boss for a day off. 2. a manager with an important position in an organization: • What they need to do is lobby… … Financial and business terms
