► 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:
- 彼は上司の前ではやたらとへりくだる ⇨ He is excessively humble, submissive, in front of his 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
- 彼は上司の指示を無視した ⇨ He ignored the order from his boss
- 彼はいつも上司の顔色を窺っている ⇨ He is always fearfully checking the color of his boss’s face, the mood of his boss
- 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
- 上司の了解を取り付けた ⇨ I got an approval from my boss
- 細細と指示を出す上司 ⇨ A boss who gives (too) detailed orders
- 彼は上司にでも平気で物を言う ⇨ He criticizes his boss in his face
- 上司に連絡を入れた ⇨ I sent a message to my boss
- 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
- うざったい上司 ⇨ An annoying boss
- 上司にへいこらするのは自分の性に合わない ⇨ It’s not my personality, in me, to brown-nose my boss
- あいつが上司にへつらうのを見ていると気分が悪くなる ⇨ Watching how he brown-noses his boss makes me sick
- 上司にはっきり文句を言ってスカッとした ⇨ I complained to my boss’s face and it felt great
- 上司に仕事のやり方について注意を受けた ⇨ I received criticism from my boss on the way I do my work