Phrase info Synonyms Antonyms

be the boss

Synonyms

Antonyms

Examples

When you run an organization like the Teamsters one man has to be the boss and run things. Jimmy Hoffa

I've never wanted to be the boss. Harrison Ford

I was a first time bride at 44. I had never even lived with anybody. And after running my own business for many years, I knew how to be the boss - but I had no idea how to be a good partner. Arielle Ford

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss. Frank Robinson

I always tell the adults at my dance school, 'Men, you are going to have to do something that you are absolutely not used to: you have got to take command and be the boss.' Because - and this is just an observation - women get their way. Len Goodman

The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well. Amish Proverb

Words in the phrase

Close letter words and terms