| 单词 | to rule the roost |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rule the roost P2. to rule the roost: to be in control, to be dominant; = to rule the roast at roast n. Phrases 2a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [verb (intransitive)] to give (the) law (to)a1225 reignc1325 to rule the roastc1500 to bear (the) rooma1529 to have, bear, carry, strike the stroke1531 to bear (a or the) sway1549 to bear a (also the) rout1550 (to have) swing and sway1552 to rule the rout1570 master1656 carry1662 to lay down the law1762 to rule the roost1769 to carry (also hold) (big) guns1867 1769 A. Blair Let. in William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. (1908) Jan. 175 They say she rules the Roost, it is a pity, I like her Husband vastly. 1828 A. Royall Black Bk. II. 315 These priests will rule the roost. 1893 Boston Jrnl. 20 Apr. 5/3 England rules the roost. Her ships at Hampton Roads admittedly the finest. 1938 A. Christie Appointment with Death v. 37 Her husband thought a lot of her and adopted her judgment on almost every point. He was an invalid for some years before he died, and she practically ruled the roost. 1955 ‘A. Gilbert’ Is she Dead Too? vi. 114 ‘Miss Bannerman was very jealous, and she didn't care for children or animals.’ ‘Then she could have found herself some other lodgings. You'd scarcely let her rule your roost.’ 1974 S. Ellin Stronghold (1975) 36 My grandfather..ruled the roost, and he was a firm ruler for all his mild manner. 2007 M. Richards Growing Wild on Exmoor 19 Grannie would rule the roost, keeping a watchful eye on us all. < as lemmas |
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