Bossy boots

    专横的人

    Bossy是” 跋扈的”，boots是“靴子”，bossy boots是什么意思呢？请看对话：

    A: The Smiths are throwing a party this weekend. Are you invited?

    B: Yes, but I don’t want to go.

    A: What’s up?

    B: Because the hostess is such a bossy boots. The last time we guys had a barbecue at her house, she kept pushing us around.

    A: Bossy boots?

    B: It’s a colloquial term for a person who bosses others and gives out orders around, but doesn’t allow others do the same to himself.

    A: You know the origin of this phrase?

    B: The “Oxford English Dictionary” says “boots” was used humorously or colloquially to mean “fellow” or “person” since the 17th century, like in “smooth boots,” “lazy boots” and “clumsy boots.”

    A: Hang on a second. I remember watching a “SpongeBob SquarePants” episode titled “Bossy Boots!”

    记住了吗？Bossy boots就是“专横的人”。