每日商务英语 第435期:当家
to rule the roost 当家
英文释义
(INFORMAL) To be in charge; to be the boss. (NOTE: “roost” is a perch on which birds such as chickens rest or sleep)
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.
由于公司的两位合伙人在去年退休,我的老朋友现在可以当家,没有人质疑他的权威。
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