| query | If you say that someone b_____ you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating .If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating . We cannot boss them into doing more. 'You are not to boss me!' she shouted. He started bossing people around and I didn't like what was happening. |
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| word | boss |
| full-definition | noun Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. He cannot stand his boss. Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise. If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions . He thinks he's the boss. verb If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating . We cannot boss them into doing more. 'You are not to boss me!' she shouted. He started bossing people around and I didn't like what was happening. |
| inflections | bossesbossingbossed |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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