- 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.
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show who's boss
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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 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
show someone who's boss — informal to show someone that you have more power or authority than they have … 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
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
