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1 baas
1 [chef, leider] boss3 [met betrekking tot een huisdier] owner♦voorbeelden:1 eigen baas zijn • be one's own master/bossiemand de baas blijven • keep the upper hand over someoneiemand/iets gemakkelijk de baas kunnen • easily get the better of someone/somethingde moeilijkheden de baas kunnen/zijn • cope with/deal with the problemsde situatie /zijn gevoelens de baas zijn • be in control of the situation/one's feelingsde Japanners zijn ons de baas op het gebied van de elektronica • the Japanese are ahead of us in electronicszijn vrouw is de baas in huis • his wife wears the trousers -
2 het zo druk hebben als een klein baasje
het zo druk hebben als een klein baasjeVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het zo druk hebben als een klein baasje
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