Idiom
show who's boss
Meaning
To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager wants to show who's boss.”
“After the team ignored his instructions for a week, the supervisor held a meeting to show who's boss.”
“The veteran captain felt compelled to show who's boss during the crisis, asserting his authority to restore order among the panicked crew.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager wants to show who's boss.”
contextual
“After the team ignored his instructions for a week, the supervisor held a meeting to show who's boss.”
complex
“The veteran captain felt compelled to show who's boss during the crisis, asserting his authority to restore order among the panicked crew.”
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