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head cook and bottle washer — AND chief cook and bottle washer n. someone who is in charge of something trivial. □ I’m the head cook and bottle washer around here. □ I want to see the chief cook and bottle washer … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chief cook and bottle washer — Go to head cook and bottle washer … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chef — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [head] cook (See food). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. head cook, head of the kitchen, chef de cuisine (French); see cook , servant . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cook, culinary artist, *chief cook and… … English dictionary for students
authority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. expert, pundit, know it all (inf.), maven (inf.). See skill, knowledge, authority. II Right to govern Nouns 1. (supremacy) authority, power, right, jurisdiction, title, prerogative; … English dictionary for students
boss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knob, stud; manager, supervisor. See convexity, authority. v. oversee, direct; bully, domineer. See authority, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. supervisor, manager, person in charge; see administrator ,… … English dictionary for students
chief — /tʃif / (say cheef) noun 1. the head or leader of a body of people; the person highest in authority. 2. the head or ruler of a clan or tribe. 3. Colloquial boss. 4. Heraldry the upper third of an escutcheon. –adjective 5. highest in rank or… …
chief — chief1 W2S2 [tʃi:f] adj 1.) [only before noun] highest in rank ▪ He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. ▪ the government s chief medical officer 2.) most important = ↑main →↑chiefly ▪ One of the chief causes of crime… … Dictionary of contemporary English
big cheese — the boss, chief cook and bottle washer, head honcho If you ve got a complaint, see the big cheese. He s our manager … English idioms
the big cheese — the boss, chief cook and bottle washer, head honcho If you ve got a complaint, see the big cheese our manager … English idioms
Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… … Wikipedia
