Work and business / A2

BOS/bɒs/

Your boss is the person in charge at work. Manager is a job title; boss is the everyday word, a little informal. My boss, the boss. A bossy person likes giving orders — that adjective is negative. At home you do not usually call a parent “boss” except as a joke.

Meaning

The person in charge at work.

Examples

• “My boss asked me to finish the report today.”
• “Ask your boss before you leave early.”
• “She has been the boss here for ten years.”

Good to know

my / the boss. More formal: manager. Adjective bossy = likes giving orders.

Near in meaning

manager

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