Слово англійською: boss
Іменник
Переклад boss українською: шеф, керівни́к, очі́льник (фі́рми і т. д.), шпи́лька (цвях і т. д.), промах, десятник
Детальний опис
- a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do
- I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
- I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions).
- Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?
- He thinks he's impressing the boss by working through lunch.
- He accused his former boss of being arrogant.
- (informal) a person who is in charge of a large organization
- the new boss at IBM
- Hospital bosses protested at the decision.
- Council bosses have agreed to meet a handful of homeowners today.
- He's a notorious crime boss.
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.
Idioms - to make it clear to somebody that you have more power and authority than they have