boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
Angol
~ 2400
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Főnév
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
Használati minta:
[someone]'s boss
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
Szinonimák
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.)
Antonimák
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
Szókapcsolatok
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
Témák
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
Példák
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
Példák tanulóknak
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
Főnév
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
Használati minta:
be a boss at [something]
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
Szinonimák
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
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master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
Antonimák
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
Szókapcsolatok
act like a boss
|play like a boss
Témák
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Példák
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
Példák tanulóknak
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
Ige
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
Használati minta:
boss [someone] around
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
Szinonimák
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
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dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
Antonimák
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
Szókapcsolatok
boss people around
Témák
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
Példák
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
Példák tanulóknak
- 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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
Szinonimák
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
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cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
Antonimák
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
Szókapcsolatok
boss move
|boss car
Témák
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Példák
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
Példák tanulóknak
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
boss (1 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
Szóalakok
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
Szócsalád
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
Kifejezések
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.