Feb 27, 2012 · People in a higher position (UK usage): commonest term is "manager". Your immediate supervisor is generally referred to as your "line manager" or possibly "team leader" and above them there would be a "senior manager". Informally, you would refer to your "boss".

Mar 23, 2007 · The usual phrase is the right-hand man - meaning the person who is the closest henchman to a leader, or assistant to a boss. This is all to do with the fact that most people are right-handed - maybe this meant they held their sword in their right hand and needed protection there: they'd be vulnerable when they lifted their sword to strike.

Dec 24, 2014 · To say you are reserving or blocking out his/her time implies that you have the authority to tell your boss where he/she should be and what he/she should be doing. That falls outside the normal definition of "boss". Please note that it's "block out", not just "block". "Block" is to hinder/deny/impede. "Block out" is to reserve time in this context.

Sep 14, 2017 · I'm the boss. = You are boasting about your power and suggesting the listener needs to follow you or do what you tell them to do. Compare with: I am the person you need to obey. (This suits the context provided in the OP.) I'm boss. = You are simply saying that you are officially the head/leader of a team/an organisation. You are not boasting ...

Aug 6, 2021 · Fiona is very angry _____ her boss's decision to sack several members of staff. 1. against 2. about 3. for 4

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Jan 29, 2006 · I'm a bit late reading this thread and I notice you have already received plenty of advice on how to buy coffee for a cute male boss/co-worker. In order to explore different registers it would be interesting to find out how to offer to buy coffee for female or non-cute male co-workers in such a way as to elicit a No, thanks.

Feb 17, 2009 · So if my boss at work says "I'm going to be late for the meeting since I have a doctor's appointment," I'd probably just say "okay, we'll start without you." If the same boss calls me in, closes the door, sits me down and says, in a tearful voice, "I need to go to the doctor today," I might say, "Uh, oh. Sounds serious.

Oct 10, 2012 · Yes, I believe both of these are grammatically correct. However, I find the 'to his boss' in the first one a bit strange. "To admit doing something" is fine, but "to admit doing something to someone" is slightly ambiguous. Consider, for example the confusion in: "Gary admitted sending the letterbomb to his boss."

Jun 30, 2018 · Dagwood: Boss, how many times did I ask you for a raise without success? Boss: Hundreds, probably. D: Exactly! And what does that tell you? B: Obviously, that one of us is a pest obsessed with money. D: (Dagwood says to himself as he walks out of the boss's room) As well as a skinflint tyrant. B: (The boss overhears what Dagwood says) I heard ...