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boss

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
boss someone around
to give orders to someone; to keep telling someone what to do. Stop bossing me around. I'm not your employee. Captain Smith bosses around the whole crew. That's his job.
See also: around

boss somebody around
to tell someone what to do States and communities have complained that they're being bossed around by Washington.
See also: around

show somebody 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.
See also: show


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