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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

HE HAS IT OUT FOR YOU

- You stepped on your boss's toes, now he has it out for you. Do your job and keep your mind on your work. Keep your mouth shut with your co-workers too. Your boss may have allies amongest them.

- Do "you stepped on your boss's toes" and "now he has it out for you" have figurative meanings in this situation?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

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Hi, - You stepped on your boss's toes, now he has it out for you. Do your job and keep your mind on your work. Keep your mouth shut with your co-workers too.

— Clive

  • Hi, - You stepped on your boss's toes, now he has it out for you.
  • Do your job and keep your mind on your work.
  • Keep your mouth shut with your co-workers too.
  • Your boss may have allies amongest them.
  • - Do "you stepped on your boss's toes" This means you have offended him in some way, usually by doing something yourself which he regarded as something that he was responsible for doing himself.
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Hi,

- You stepped on your boss's toes, now he has it out for you. Do your job and keep your mind on your work. Keep your mouth shut with your co-workers too. Your boss may have allies amongest them.

- Do "you stepped on your boss's toes" This means you have offended him in some way, usually by doing something yourself which he regarded as something that he was responsible for do
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To step on someone's toes, figuratively, means to infringe on their rights to challenge their authority in some small way. To "have it in for someone" means to have a grudge against them, to be planning to do them harm if the opportunity arises. To "have it out for someone" is not a common expression (although "to have it out with someone" means to air your greivances and se
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I see that Clive and I were posting at the same time, with the same thoughts.
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