# show who's boss

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.
2. To demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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