B1idiomworkIELTS-friendly
be your own boss
USUK
to work for yourself instead of for an employer
Change 'your' to my, his, her and so on. Often used about starting a small business or working freelance.
In context
After ten years in a bank, Hoa wanted to be her own boss, so she opened a bakery.
Being your own boss sounds great, but you also have to pay for your own insurance.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a jack of all tradesa person who can do many different kinds of work fairly well
- a labour of lovehard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money