ord="I">I'ord="m">m ord="Susan">Susan ord="Clark">Clark ord="with">with ord="the">the ord="Special">Special ord="English">English ord="program">program ord="WORDS">WORDS ord="AND">AND ord="THEIR">THEIR ord="STORIES">STORIES.
ord="The">The ord="Italians">Italians ord="have">have ord="an">an ord="old">old ord="saying">saying, "ord="Il">Il ord="dolce">dolce ord="far">far ord="niente">niente." ord="The">The ord="words">words ord="mean">mean ord="it">it ord="is">is ord="sweet">sweet, ord="or">or ord="enjoyable">enjoyable, ord="to">to ord="do">do ord="nothing">nothing.
ord="On">On ord="weekends">weekends ord="and">and ord="during">during ord="holidays">holidays, ord="many">many ord="of">of ord="us">us ord="enjoy">enjoy ord="doing">doing ord="nothing">nothing. ord="But">But ord="most">most ord="of">of ord="the">the ord="time">time ord="we">we ord="have">have ord="to">to ord="work">work. ord="And">And, ord="to">to ord="keep">keep ord="our">our ord="jobs">jobs, ord="we">we ord="must">must ord="work">work ord="hard">hard. ord="Our">Our ord="employer">employer ord="will">will ord="not">not ord="like">like ord="it">it ord="if">if ord="we">we ord="do">do ord="nothing">nothing.
ord="American">American ord="workers">workers ord="often">often ord="call">call ord="their">their ord="employers">employers ord="bosses">bosses. ord="The">The ord="word">word ord="boss">boss ord="comes">comes ord="from">from ord="the">the ord="Dutch">Dutch ord="word">word, ord="baas">baas, ord="meaning">meaning ord="master">master.
ord="Sometimes">Sometimes ord="company">company ord="bosses">bosses ord="are">are ord="called">calledord="the">the ord="brass">brass. ord="They">They ord="also">also ord="are">are ord="sometimes">sometimes ord="called">calledord="top">top ord="brass">brass, ord="or">orord="brass">brass ord="hats">hats.
ord="Experts">Experts ord="disagree">disagree ord="about">about ord="how">how ord="these">these ord="strange">strange ord="expressions">expressions ord="started">started. ord="But">But, ord="they">they ord="may">may ord="have">have ord="come">come ord="from">from ord="Britain">Britain. ord="Leaders">Leaders ord="of">of ord="the">the ord="nineteenth">nineteenth ord="century">century ord="British">British ord="army">army ord="wore">wore ord="pieces">pieces ord="of">of ord="metal">metal ord="called">called ord="oak">oak ord="leaves">leaves ord="on">on ord="their">their ord="hats">hats. ord="The">The ord="metal">metal, ord="brass">brass, ord="has">has ord="a">a ord="color">color ord="similar">similar ord="to">to ord="that">that ord="of">of ord="gold">gold. ord="So">So ord="a">a ord="leader">leader ord="or">or ord="commander">commander ord="came">came ord="to">to ord="be">be ord="called">called ord="a">a ord="member">member ord="of">oford="the">the ord="brass">brass. ord="Or">Or ord="he">he ord="might">might ord="have">have ord="been">been ord="called">called ord="a">aord="brass">brass ord="hat">hat. ord="Or">Or, ord="even">even ord="the">theord="top">top ord="brass">brass.
ord="By">By ord="the">the ord="nineteen">nineteen ord="forties">forties, ord="the">the ord="expression">expression ord="had">had ord="spread">spread ord="beyond">beyond ord="military">military ord="leaders">leaders. ord="It">It ord="also">also ord="included">included ord="civilian">civilian ord="officials">officials.
ord="A">A ord="newspaper">newspaper ord="in">in ord="the">the ord="American">American ord="city">city ord="of">of ord="Philadelphia">Philadelphia ord="used">used ord="the">the ord="term">term ord="in">in ord="nineteen">nineteen ord="forty">forty-ord="nine">nine. ord="It">It ord="called">called ord="the">the ord="most">most ord="important">important ord="police">police ord="officials">officials,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">isord="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 beord="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">meanord="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">employersord="big">big ord="cheese">cheeses,ord="top">top ord="brass">brassorord="brass">brass ord="hats">hatsto 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 sheworks 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 ord="brass">brass ord="hats">hats say you work like a Trojan. They may consider you valuable enough to increase your pay.
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