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 difference is that the boss of the animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to "Shut up!" or "No survival for you!"

不同的是，狩猎动物和采集坚果的首领可能会对他们说 “闭嘴！” 或者 “你死定了！”

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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.

FORBES: How to Get Your Boss Fired

Is the new boss up to it?

ECONOMIST: Dresdner Bank