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2021-12-29 10:12
Bossyboots British informal
If you describe someone as a bossyboots, you mean that he/she is bossy and always tells others what to do.
Jane is such a bossyboots, always monitoring my work every move.
Kathy was told to change the curtain of the room by a bossyboots in a green uniform.
Though the monitor is very talented, she is a real bossyboots.
Do you see anything wrong?
People are always inclined to flatter or please a rich man by laughing at his joke which may not be a very good one.
Everyone at the table always flatter the boss by praising his humor. A rich man's jokes are always funny.
