A straw boss is a temporary supervisor or leader who is given limited authority over a group of workers. They typically do not have the full responsibilities or powers of a regular boss. The term is often used informally in a construction or labor setting.
Straw is the dried stalks of plants like wheat or oats, so yes, at one time straw was a living plant.
The stiffness of paddy straw is primarily due to the presence of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose in its cell walls. These structural components provide rigidity and strength to the straw, allowing it to stand upright and support the weight of the grains. Additionally, the arrangement of these molecules in the cell walls contributes to the overall stiffness of the straw.
It seems that a "straw" is slang for a penis. So during sex, the penis would go in the vagina, rectum, or mouth. A literal straw might be used for other things. Someone who uses drugs before sex might use a straw for snorting cocaine. Or a straw could be used for tickling, or someone might try to insert it somewhere, like perhaps in the nose, and the discomfort could add to the turn-on.
Pine straw is made of the dried needles that fall from pine trees. It is a natural and sustainable mulch material that can be used in gardening and landscaping to help retain moisture in the soil and suppress weed growth.
Plasma is a yellowish fluid component of blood that appears transparent when viewed in small quantities but turns a straw-yellow color when viewed in larger quantities. The consistency of plasma is similar to that of water, with a slightly thick, straw-like texture.
Bosses like foremen often have assistants who act in their place when they can't be present. They are only there to do the routine jobs of their boss - not to set the tone of how the workplace will function like their boss would. Thus, like straw, they blow whichever way the wind (the real boss) blows. Like a straw man/boss they are just a copy of a real boss.
you hit him when his in midair
Synonyms for figurehead:cipher, front*, mouthpiece, nominal head, nonentity, nothing, puppet*, straw boss, straw person, titular head, token
From Wentworth & Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, 1960 edition:"'Origin of term: the boss attended to the grain going into the thresher; the second-man watched after the straw coming out and hence had little to do.' H. F. Barker. Colloq. since c1900; orig. hobo use."
it means: the last staw
The paper left on a straw is typically referred to as a straw wrapper or straw sleeve. It is used to keep the straw clean and hygienic before use.
A Straw Poll
Depends on the straw...
No, not a drinking straw. As for straw as in grass, I guess someone could eat that.
The word straw can be a noun or an adjective depending on how it is used.Some examples are below.She wore a big, straw hat. (Straw in this sentence is an adjective describing the word hat.)The boy drank milk from a straw. (In this sentence, straw is a noun.)
to eat hay. to sleep on straw or a mixture of both hay and straw
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