rule the roost

[rule the roost] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be leader or boss; be in charge.

* /Jim is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roost./

* /Who rules the roost in the Smith's house?/ Compare: WEAR THE TROUSERS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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