ord="top">top ord="brass">brass

.

ord="Other">Other ord="expressions">expressions ord="that">that ord="mean">mean ord="boss">boss ord="or">or ord="employer">employer ord="have">have ord="nothing">nothing ord="to">to ord="do">do ord="with">with ord="brass">brass ord="or">or ord="hats">hats. ord="One">One ord="of">of ord="these">these ord="is">is

ord="big">big ord="cheese">cheese

. ord="A">A ord="cheese">cheese ord="is">is ord="a">a ord="solid">solid ord="food">food ord="made">made ord="from">from ord="milk">milk.

The expression probably started in America in the late nineteenth century. Some experts believe it comes from a word in the Uersian or urdu languages -- chiz. The meaning is a thing. So the meaning of ord="big">big ord="cheese">cheese may be

ord="a">a ord="big">big ord="thing">thing

.

ord="Other">Other ord="experts">experts ord="say">say ord="the">the ord="word">word ord="cheese">cheese ord="in">in ord="this">this ord="expression">expression ord="was">was ord="really">really ord="an">an ord="incorrect">incorrect ord="way">way ord="of">of ord="saying">saying ord="chief">chief. ord="The">The ord="word">word ord="chief">chief ord="means">means ord="leader">leader. ord="So">So ord="the">the ord="expression">expression ord="may">may ord="mean">mean

ord="big">big ord="leader">leader

.

ord="An">An ord="employer">employer ord="usually">usually ord="does">does ord="not">not ord="object">object ord="to">to ord="being">being ord="called">called ord="boss">boss. ord="But">But ord="most">most ord="workers">workers ord="would">would ord="not">not ord="call">call ord="their">their ord="employers">employers

ord="big">big ord="cheese">cheeses

,

ord="top">top ord="brass">brass

or

brass hats

to their faces.

These words are not really insulting. But neither do they show great respect.

Employers also have expressions to describe their workers. One of them that describes a good worker is that he or she

works like a Trojan

.

This expression probably comes from the ancient writings of the Greek poet Homer. He wrote about the Trojans who lived in the city of Troy. He said Trojans worked very hard to protect their city.

Now, the expression often is used to describe an employee who works hard for a company. A loyal, hard-working employee is said to work like a Trojan.

So be happy if your company's brass hats say you work like a Trojan. They may consider you valuable enough to increase your pay.