you're the boss
7
6.5
- idiom
- Informal
:
tú mandas
- Okay, you're the boss.
- you're the boss, right
- then, you're the boss
- No, you're the boss
And you know, like you, you, you're the boss, right?
- And you know, like you, you, you're the boss, right?
- The truth is you're just stressing them to feel that you're the boss.
- And it's like, wow, that's a beautiful thing for human beings to share is to reach out and say no, you're the boss.
- So, you know, imagine, you know, you're you're the boss of an employee, but the employee's dad is the CEO, right?
- If you were like, if you're, if you work in TJ Maxx and you're the boss and you're like, listen, frowned upon.
- And part of when you run for president or you're the boss of something is you have a bigger stage and thus a lot more critics.
Examples
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You're the boss, Dave!
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It won't be long until you're the boss and you know who will be there to support you.
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Yeah, you are the boss.
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If the boss says you are the boss, - you are the boss now, comprende?
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I guess you're the boss.
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But also, when you're the boss, your suggestions become direction.
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You're the boss of Carl.
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Well, first of all, you're the boss, you're my employer.
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When the team faced a tough decision, they turned to Sarah and said, 'You're the boss; what should we do?'
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After reviewing the project details, I acknowledged, 'You're the boss; ultimately, the decision is yours.'
Synonyms
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3.6
A person in charge of a group who gives orders and leads them
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
99
4.2
To be in control and make the important decisions
87
5.6
Permission that a person in charge gives to do something
3
6.3
To be in control of a group and make important decisions
3
7.0
To have control and make the main decisions
3
4.9
To be in control of a group or business
How Authoritative
14
4.0
- Informal
7
6.5
- Informal
17
3.0
- Informal
15
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
you're + the + boss
The phrase literally combines 'you are' + 'the boss', so a learner who knows 'boss' (a person with authority) can readily infer that it acknowledges someone’s authority or decision-making power. There is a pragmatic nuance (it can be used sarcastically or to concede), but the core meaning is directly compositional and cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
You're the boss gives a simple image: one person points to another and calls them the boss, the person 'in charge' who makes the decisions. So it is used to show you accept that person's decision.