"show who's boss" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让某人知道谁说了算
• 展现主导地位

Definition

以某种方式行动，让大家清楚你是负责人或掌控局面的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，通常带有轻松或强调权威的语气，用于在被挑战后让别人明白谁说了算。常用于家庭、教育或竞争场合。

Examples

Sometimes you have to show who's boss to get respect.

有时候你得**让某人知道谁说了算**才能获得尊重。

The coach had to show who's boss when the team stopped listening.

当队员不听话时，教练必须**展现主导地位**。

She needed to show who's boss to her new puppy.

她得让小狗**明白谁说了算**。

If your computer won’t cooperate, sometimes you just have to show who's boss and restart it.

如果电脑不听使唤，有时你只能**让它知道谁说了算**，重启一下。

He joked that he had to show who's boss when his kids started arguing.

他开玩笑说孩子们吵架时，他必须**让他们知道谁是家里的主事人**。

You don’t have to yell to show who's boss—sometimes being calm works better.

你不必大喊大叫来**让别人知道你说了算**，有时候冷静更有效。