Other expressions that mean boss or employer have nothing to do with brass or hats.

VOA: special.2011.05.08

There are several other expressions that mean the same thing.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

The word 'souvenir' comes from a Latin word that mean's to bring to mind.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

"I mean,he hands over 80 percent of his low-enriched uranium: that means for the next 13 months he will not be able to go down that path, meaning that he will lose a lot of leverage with the West,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

At a recent discussion about illegal drugs at the James A.Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, DEA intelligence chief for the Houston sector,Gary Hale, said one sign of progress is that the cartels are seeking other sources of income, with drugs comprising only about "What does that mean?

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Did those words mean that she must lose him now when they had just learned the lesson of life?

VOA: special.2009.11.14

They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The rain harvesting systems mean that a family member no longer has to walk long distances to get water.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

Mister Hill points out that just because you see houses, does not mean that these neighborhoods have recovered.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

She may work with cowboys, but she says that does not mean she cannot make something more feminine once in a while.

VOA: special.2011.01.31

I knew he did not understand, but like me,he took it to mean that I meant no harm.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

She showed that a brain injury did not mean the end of life or the end of joy.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

But that did not mean all the women involved with Nancy Drew agreed on how she should act.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"I mean I knew cupcakes were hot, but I didn't expect quite the sales for that first year.

VOA: special.2010.04.12