English translation of "calife à la place du calife" - "top dog/head man/head honcho/Big Boss"

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174 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	calife à la place du calife
Context:	J'allais oublier de vous annoncer la nouvelle: il change de job et je deviens calife à la.
Keywords:	...place du calife.

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174 months ago

wrote:

top dog/head man/head honcho/Big Boss

My comment:

It means all of these, whichever one fits the context best. "He changes job - I get to be the [Big] Boss (or whatever)"

My references:

Comes from a cartoon - Iznogud - if I remember correctly.

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174 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

the Caliph on his rightful throne

My comment:

maybe King would be better, since this expression was popularised by the bande dessinée EzNoGud... but not many English speakers no what a Caliph is...

174 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

I beccome God in the place of God

174 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

caliph to replace the caliph.

My comment:

he changes job and I become caliph to replace the caliph.

174 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

caliph to replace the caliph.

My comment: