boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
Englanti
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Substantiivi
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
Käyttömalli:
[someone]'s boss
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
Synonyymit
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
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supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
Antonyymit
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
Kollokaatiot
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
Teemat
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
Oppijaesimerkit
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
Substantiivi
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
Käyttömalli:
be a boss at [something]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
Synonyymit
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
Antonyymit
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
Kollokaatiot
act like a boss
|play like a boss
Teemat
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
Oppijaesimerkit
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
Verbi
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
Käyttömalli:
boss [someone] around
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
Synonyymit
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
|
dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
Antonyymit
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
Kollokaatiot
boss people around
Teemat
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
Esimerkit
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Don't boss me around.
- She bosses her team too much.
- He bosses his friends at school.
adjective
slang
B2
property
4
Excellent or impressive
Very good or cool.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
Synonyymit
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
Antonyymit
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
Kollokaatiot
boss move
|boss car
Teemat
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Esimerkit
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
Oppijaesimerkit
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
Tavut ja painotus
boss (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
Sanaperhe
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
Ilmaukset
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
Esimerkit
- Don't try to boss me around.
- She bosses her classmates around all the time.
like a boss
1/lˈaɪk ə bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
With skill and confidence
To do something very well and with confidence.
Esimerkit
- She finished the project like a boss.
- He handled that problem like a boss.
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
1/mˈit ðə njˈu bˈɔs | sˈeɪm ˈæz ðə ˈoʊld bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
New leader behaves like old one
When a new person in charge acts just like the previous one, often disappointingly.
Esimerkit
- The company changed CEOs, but it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- Politics often feels like meet the new boss, same as the old boss.