The English We Speak: The CEO of...

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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This expression is a funny or silly way of saying someone is the best at something. Learn it here.

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0:24.1	Hello and welcome to the English we speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
0:33.6	I'm Faye Faye and I'm joined by Beth. Hello Beth. Hi Hi, Fethe. I wanted to show you a picture of my new puppy. Look at her.
0:42.2	Oh, so cute. How many do you have now?
0:46.3	I have three cats, five chickens, two goldfish and four dogs. Oh no, five dogs.
0:53.6	Oh, wow. You clearly love having pets. You are the CEO of pets,
0:59.3	but you're not really head of a pet business, are you? I'm not. The CEO of is a funny or silly way
1:06.7	of saying someone is the best at something or that they do something a lot, maybe a bit too much.
1:13.5	And it's often used in a joky or exaggerated way.
1:16.5	So if you are the CEO of Pet, I think I'm the CEO of shoes. I have so many pairs of shoes.
1:25.9	Yeah, I feel like you're always wearing a new pair of shoes.
1:29.3	Oh.
1:29.9	Right, let's listen to more examples of the CEO of.
1:38.1	My colleague Phil is so good at statistics.
1:41.5	He's the CEO of spreadsheets.
1:43.8	It's my job to buy the snacks for the office.
1:47.0	I guess you could say I'm the CEO of snacks.
1:51.0	Ugh, I've lost my fourth pair of sunglasses this month. I'm the CEO of losing things.
2:00.7	So the CEO of isn't a serious title.
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