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bos Idiom

bosom buddy

close friends, friends who grew up together Don't criticize Brad, eh. He's my bosom buddy.

put the kibosh on

prevent, stop The manager put the kibosh on our dental plan. He said no.

bosh

1. nonsense, rubbish
2. to have sexual intercourse with a female:"My mate Ross boshed her twice last night"

boss

1. excellent, good
2. [+the] God
3. the best; excellent, cool
4. the master, the manager

boss-eye

a person who squints or has a injured eye

boss-eyed

cross-eyed or having a squint

bostin

great, good, enjoyable:"She had a bostin figure"

boss sb around

Idiom(s): boss sb around

Theme: DOMINATION

to give orders to someone; to keep telling someone what to do.
• Stop bossing me around. I'm not your employee.
• Captain Smith bosses around the whole crew. That's his job.

BOSS AROUND

(separable) to tell someone what to do repeatedly
" Mary likes to boss people around."

Put the kybosh on

To put an end to something.

bosom friend|bosom|friend

n. phr. A very close friend; an old buddy with whom one has a confidential relationship. Sue and Jane have been bosom friends since their college days.

boss one around|boss|boss around

v. phr. To keep giving someone orders; to act overbearingly toward someone. "If you keep bossing me around, darling," Tom said to Jane, "the days of our relationship are surely numbered."

straw boss|boss|straw

n. 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. The straw boss told Jim he would have to see the foreman about a job. 2, A man who works himself and also bosses a few other workers. Smith worked better than the other men, so the foreman made him straw boss, too.

unbosom oneself|oneself|unbosom

v. phr. To confess one's personal thoughts or feelings; disclose private information to a confidante. Once she was at home with her mother, she unbosomed herself of all her troubles.

kibosh

kibosh
see put the kibosh on.

snake in one's bosom

snake in one's bosom
see viper in one's bosom.

straw boss

straw boss
A subordinate boss, a worker who supervises other workers as well as performing regular duties. For example, Jim was pleased when he was promoted to straw boss. This term alludes to the person's position as a straw man, that is, a front or cover for the real boss and of only nominal importance. [Late 1800s]

unbosom

unbosom
unbosom oneself
to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.

viper in one's bosom

viper in one's bosom
Also, snake in one's bosom. An ungrateful or treacherous friend, as in I got him dozens of freelance jobs, and then he told everyone I was a lousy musician—nothing like nourishing a viper in one's bosom. This metaphoric expression, often put as nourish a viper (or snake) in one's bosom, comes from Aesop's fable about a farmer who shelters a snake dying from the cold, which then fatally bites him after it recovers. It was referred to by Chaucer and Shakespeare, and appeared in numerous proverb collections.

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