单词 | to boss the show |
释义 | > as lemmasto boss the show a. Originally U.S. to boss the show: to be in charge; to make the important decisions regarding an undertaking, organization, etc.; cf. to run the show at Phrases 2h(a). Now esp. (chiefly British): to be the dominant player or team in a sporting competition. ΚΠ 1882 Youth's Compan. 25 May 216/1 The chairman ‘bosses the show’, relieving the lecturer of the uncomfortable sense of responsibility. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vi. [Hades] 100 Father Coffey...Bosses the show. 1974 Princeton Alumni Weekly 19 Feb. 16/2 For 16 years he bossed the show We're sorry that he had to go. 1996 People (Nexis) 3 Nov. 54 City..bossed the show early on after a bad miss by old boy Ormondroyd at the other end. 2016 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 3 May 52 He increasingly bossed the show as his team surged away to win. < as lemmas |
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