straw boss

straw boss
Synonyms and related words:
Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, head, headman, inspector, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, proctor, sirdar, slave driver, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, visitor

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  • straw-boss — /straw baws , bos /, v.t. to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw boss the night shift. * * * …   Universalium

  • straw boss — straw′ boss n. a member of a work crew, as in a factory or logging camp, who acts as a boss; assistant foreman • Etymology: 1890–95, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • straw boss — ☆ straw boss n. Informal 1. a person having subordinate authority, as a foreman s assistant 2. a supervisor who has little or no authority to support his orders …   English World dictionary

  • straw-boss — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: straw boss : to function as a straw boss at or over was straw bossing the dam work Reader s Digest * * * /straw baws , bos /, v.t. to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw boss the night shift …   Useful english dictionary

  • straw boss — noun a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers • Syn: ↑assistant foreman • Hypernyms: ↑foreman, ↑chief, ↑gaffer, ↑honcho, ↑boss * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • straw boss — {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straw boss — {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straw\ boss — noun 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straw boss — n. a foreman; anyone who is second in command. □ The straw boss gave the order, and off we went. □ I don’t mind being a straw boss as long as they pay me …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • straw boss — /ˈstrɔ bɒs/ (say straw bos) noun Chiefly US a subordinate boss …  

  • straw boss — a member of a work crew, as in a factory or logging camp, who acts as a boss; assistant foreman. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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