Usage examples of "straw boss" in English with translation to French

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She always knows better than the boss. Elle sait toujours tout mieux que le chef.
It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go. C'était suffisamment grave qu'il arrive habituellement au travail en retard, mais venir soûl est un comble, et je vais devoir m'en débarrasser.
He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America. Il voulait voir son chef à Tokyo avant de partir pour l'Amérique.
I am very much attached to this old straw hat. Je suis très attaché à ce vieux chapeau de paille.
He arse licks his boss Il lèche le cul de son patron.
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw. À Hokkaido, ils font des chevaux de paille.
My boss invited me to dinner. Mon patron m'a invité à dîner.
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase.
She gave an oral report to her boss. Elle rendit un rapport oral à son patron.
This is the last straw. C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase.
I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry. J'étais à nouveau en retard ce matin, ce qui a mis mon patron en colère.
A man of straw is worth a woman of gold. Un homme de paille vaut une femme en or.
The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Son mensonge l'a mis en mauvaise posture lorsque son patron a découvert la vérité.
For the first month after the accident she could only drink liquids through a straw. Durant le premier mois suivant l'accident, elle ne pouvait que boire des liquides à la paille.
It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that. C'était assez couillu de ta part de tenir ainsi tête au patron.
It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
You're in luck because the boss is in. Vous avez de la chance car le patron est là.
I asked my boss for a pay raise. J'ai réclamé une augmentation à mon patron.
Who is the boss, here? Qui est le chef, ici ?
"Just go in and tell the boss you want a raise." "That's easier said than done." «Entre seulement et dis au patron que tu veux une augmentation.» «Plus facile à dire qu'à faire.»
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