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teach someone who's the boss

teach someone who's the boss verb: synonym of show who's boss.

Verb

teach someone who's the boss (third-person singular simple present teaches someone who's the boss, present participle teaching someone who's the boss, simple past and past participle taught someone who was the boss)

  1. Synonym of show who's boss.
    Synonyms:
    show who's boss

Synonyms of teach someone who's the boss

Forms of teach someone who's the boss

third-person singular presentteaches someone who's the boss
present participleteaching someone who's the boss
past participletaught someone who was the boss
pasttaught someone who was the boss
alternative formteach someone who's boss

Questions about teach someone who's the boss

What does teach someone who's the boss mean?
Teach someone who's the boss means synonym of show who's boss.
What part of speech is teach someone who's the boss?
Teach someone who's the boss is a verb.
What is the past tense of teach someone who's the boss?
The past tense of teach someone who's the boss is taught someone who was the boss.

Words near teach someone who's the boss in the dictionary

  1. teach grandma to suck eggs
  2. teach one's place
  3. teach out
  4. teach school
  5. teach someone a lesson
  6. teach someone who's the boss
  7. teach the controversy
  8. teach to the test
  9. teach who's boss
  10. teach who's the boss
  11. teach-in

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