I butter the boss up.

我奉承(巴结)老板。

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Actors were bound up in seven-year contracts to a single studio, and the studio boss generally held all the options.

演员们与一家电影公司签订了七年的合同，电影公司老板通常拥有所有的选择权。

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The employee stopped fouling up, and the boss stopping blowing up.

WSJ: Dealing With a Boss Who Yells

Prodded by the university, the boss wound up taking a leave and then not returning to her job.

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Is the new boss up to it?

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