| 单词 | king of the mountain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of the mountain king of the mountain n. a. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 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.Cf. king of the castle n. b at Phrases 3a(a), king of the hill n. b at Phrases 3a(e). 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- 1933 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 23 Feb. 31/1 ‘King of the Mountain’, the game of climbing to the top of a snow pile and shoving those down who attempt to dislodge you. 1991 M. Halvorson To Everything a Season 95 Two of them are playing king of the mountain, trying to push each other off a big mound of dirt. 2008 K. Hemphill Eternal Impact xxi. 144 The game begins..when someone climbs to the top of a high mound of dirt and declares himself to be ‘king of the mountain’. b. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Also with capital initials. A person holding a pre-eminent position, rank or place; a dominant or successful person; also in extended use.Cf. king of the castle n. a at Phrases 3a(a), king of the hill n. a at Phrases 3a(e). ΚΠ 1967 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 42/3 U.C.L.A. [basketball team] is king of the mountain, with unanimous backing to remain there for two more seasons. 1971 Q. Rev. Biol. 46 63/1 It is the very nature of the judgmental process in the humanities that makes the hero role more vague in its outlines, and the king of the mountain always stands on shifting sands. 2012 T. Wendel Summer of '68 (2013) ii. 38 While the Celtics' comeback against the favored 76ers certainly earned national headlines, baseball remained king of the mountain. < as lemmas |
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