► 名詞
上司 [(1)じょうし] meaning: manager rank: 2
☆ 上司がバカだと仕事が嫌になる ⇨ You will hate your job when your boss is an idiot (☛ A manager directly above you. Your direct boss)
More examples:
- 彼は上司に辞表を叩きつけた ⇨ He slammed a resignation letter in his boss’s face
- 上司に嫌味を言われて嫌な思いをした ⇨ I was annoyed by my boss’s sarcastic remark
- 上司が彼の考えをけちょんけちょんに貶した ⇨ His boss lambasted his idea
- 上司が馬鹿だとやる気が無くなる ⇨ You lose motivation when your boss is an idiot
- 彼は上司に褒められて嬉しくてたまらないようだ ⇨ He seems to be on cloud nine after getting praised by his boss
- 上司に面と向かって文句を言う人は殆どいない ⇨ There aren’t many people who complain to their boss’s faces
- 彼は上司を差し置いて社長に進言した ⇨ He went over his boss’ head and gave his opinion to the CEO
- 私達が遅くまで働いていたら上司が食事を差し入れてくれた ⇨ We were working late and our boss brought us dinner
- 愚かな上司に部下はやる気を殺がれた ⇨ The stupid boss ruined the morals of his subordinates
- 彼は上司の名前を呼び捨てた ⇨ He called his boss’s name without a salutation
- 彼はいつも上司にへこへこしている ⇨ He is always bowing to, sheepishly obeying, his boss
- 彼は上司にぎゅうぎゅう絞られた ⇨ He was severely scolded by his boss
- あのバカ上司の尻拭いをするのはもう沢山だ ⇨ I’ve had enough of wiping that idiot boss’s ass, cleaning up the messes he creates
- 彼は上司の言いなりだ ⇨ He does everything his boss tells him without questioning
- 彼は上司の冗談に愛想笑いした ⇨ He fake-laughed at his boss’s joke