“These autocratic managers quickly punish any underling who would begin to demand an ethical basis for work and production.”

“He's deposed by a treacherous underling, winds up on the street, and is taken in by a tough noodle vendor with messed up teeth.”

“I was hired on the spot because my inquisitor thought I evidenced a degree of cheekiness that would ensure my survival as her underling.”

“He is a mere underling, and underlings should not interfere with her plans.”

“Today's media is awash in advice for business managers, tips on how to command underlings, sway bosses and squeeze a bottom line.”

“The chairman pulled rank, as they so often do in such open and shut cases, and persuaded his underlings he was entitled to enter his court.”