| 单词 | king of the castle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of the castle king of the castle n. a. A person holding a pre-eminent position, rank or place; a dominant or successful person.Cf. king of the hill n. a at Phrases 3a(e), king of the mountain n. b at Phrases 3a(g)(i).It is possible that the use in quot. 1811 is an allusion to the game described at sense b, and so implies earlier currency of that sense. ΚΠ 1811 Rep. J. Lancaster's Progress 9 The committee visited the school in the master's absence, and found this excellent lad, to use a school-boy's expression, ‘king of the castle’. 1927 Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 7/7 My daughter's young man wants to be king of the castle,..and the trouble is that the missus thinks more of him than she does of me. 1978 J. G. MacGregor John Rowand xi. 159 At Edmonton House he was the king of the castle. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Nov. Hollywood's king of the castle, Steven Spielberg, has been in subdued mode for some time. b. Also with capital initials. A children's game in which one player must keep the others from occupying his or her place at the summit of a hill or other high position; the title given to that player (often as part of a rhyme; see e.g. quot. 1928).Cf. king of the hill n. b at Phrases 3a(e), king of the mountain n. a at Phrases 3a(g)(i). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > others buckle-pit1532 marrowbone1533 put-pin?1577 primus secundus1584 fox in the hole1585 haltering of Hick's mare1585 muss1591 pushpin1598 Jack-in-the-box1600 a penny in the forehead1602 buckerels1649 bumdockdousse1653 peck-point1653 toro1660 wheelbarrow1740 thread-needle1751 thrush-a-thrush1766 runaway ring?1790 Gregory1801 pick-point1801 fighting cocks1807 runaway knock1813 tit-tat-toe1818 French and English1820 honeypots1821 roly-poly1821 tickle-tail1821 pottle1822 King of Cantland1825 tip-top-castle1834 tile1837 statue1839 chip stone1843 hen and chickens1843 king of the castle1843 King Caesar1849 rap-jacket1870 old witch1881 tick-tack-toe1884 twos and threes1896 last across (the road)1904 step1909 king of the hill1928 Pooh-sticks1928 trick or treat1928 stare-you-out1932 king of the mountain1933 dab cricket1938 Urkey1938 trick-or-treating1941 seven-up1950 squashed tomato1959 slot-racing1965 Pog1993 knights- 1843 Boy's Own Bk. (Paris ed.) 39 King of the Castle. One player gets on the top of a little hillock or mound of earth, and styles himself ‘King of the Castle’; from this eminent station his playmates must..pull or push him off. 1892 G. A. Hutchison Outdoor Games & Recreations xxix. 463 In King of the Castle the king stands in the centre on a hillock or box or platform, and defends it against all comers. 1928 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 41 107 Standing upon a stone, a player says,—‘I am the king of the castle, And you are the dirty rascal,’—and the other players try to dislodge him. 1985 T. Ferguson Onyx John (1988) viii. 273 His friends were standing on the chairs..and playing King of the Castle on top the TV. 2012 Times (Nexis) 10 Nov. My famously antisocial daughter was charging around playing king-of-the-castle with a handful of girls. < as lemmas |
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