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show who's boss (third-person singular simple present shows who's boss, present participle showing who's boss, simple past showed who's boss, past participle shown who's boss) (intransitive, idiomatic) To demonstrate one…
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- show who's boss (third-person singular simple present shows who's boss, present participle showing who's boss, simple past showed who's boss, past participle shown who's boss) (intransitive, idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand. (transitive, idiomatic) To demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object.