每日商務英語 第435期:當家

to rule the roost 當家

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英文釋義

(INFORMAL) To be in charge; to be the boss. (NOTE: “roost” is a perch on which birds such as chickens rest or sleep)

例句

Since his two partners in the company retired last year, my old friend is now able to rule the roost and nobody questions his authority.

由於公司的兩位合夥人在去年退休，我的老朋友現在可以當家，沒有人質疑他的權威。