► 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:
- 直属の上司 ⇨ A boss to whom one reports directly
- あいつはいつも上司に胡麻を擂っている ⇨ He is always grinding sesame for his boss, brown-nosing his boss
- 彼は上司に態度を注意された ⇨ He was criticized about his attitude by his boss
- 上司に連絡を入れた ⇨ I sent a message to my boss
- 彼は上司に仕事の態度についてたしなめられた ⇨ He was told to watch his work attitude by his boss
- 偉ぶっている上司 ⇨ An arrogant, bossy, boss
- 上司は彼を目の敵にしている ⇨ The boss is singling him out for attack
- 上司に嫌がらせをされている ⇨ I’ve been harrassed by my boss
- 彼は気が弱くて上司に言いなりだ ⇨ He’s timid and can’t say no to his boss
- 彼は上司にぎゅうぎゅう絞られた ⇨ He was severely scolded by his boss
- 彼は上司に楯突いた ⇨ He rebelled against his boss
- あのバカ上司の機嫌を伺うのには疲れた ⇨ I am fed up with watching out for the mood of my idiot boss
- 彼は宴会で酔って悪乗りして上司を怒らせた ⇨ He got drunk and went out of the line at the party and angered his boss
- 上司が余りに強引だと下の者は萎縮する ⇨ When a boss is too iron-fisted, the subordinates will be scared to take initiatives
- 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