(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Your ~ is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
He cannot stand his ~...
Occasionally I have to go and ask the ~ for a rise.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft poss N
2.
If you are the ~ in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions. (INFORMAL)
He thinks he’s the ~.
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
3.
If you say that someone ~es you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating.
We cannot ~ them into doing more...
‘You are not to ~ me!’ she shouted.
= order around
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n
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Boss around, or in British English ~ about, means the same as ~ .
He started ~ing people around and I didn’t like what was happening.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, also V P n (not pron)
4.
If you are your own ~, you work for yourself or make your own decisions and do not have anyone telling you what to do.
I’m very much my own ~ and no one interferes with what I do.
PHRASE: V inflects