straw boss

straw boss
{n.} 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. * /The straw boss told Jim he would have to see the foreman about a job./ 2, A man who works himself and also bosses a few other workers. * /Smith worked better than the other men, so the foreman made him straw boss, too./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • straw boss — ☆ straw boss n. Informal 1. a person having subordinate authority, as a foreman s assistant 2. a supervisor who has little or no authority to support his orders …   English World dictionary

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  • straw boss — noun a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers • Syn: ↑assistant foreman • Hypernyms: ↑foreman, ↑chief, ↑gaffer, ↑honcho, ↑boss * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • straw\ boss — noun 1. the boss of a few workers who is himself under another boss or foreman. The straw boss told Jim he would have to see the foreman about a job. 2, a man who works himself and also bosses a few other workers. Smith worked better than the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straw boss — n. a foreman; anyone who is second in command. □ The straw boss gave the order, and off we went. □ I don’t mind being a straw boss as long as they pay me …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • straw boss — /ˈstrɔ bɒs/ (say straw bos) noun Chiefly US a subordinate boss …  

  • straw boss — a member of a work crew, as in a factory or logging camp, who acts as a boss; assistant foreman. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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