queen

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HOMECOMING QUEEN.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[to the kings taste] or [to the queen's taste] {adv. phr.} Perfectly; just as anyone could want it; very satisfactorily. * /The rooms in her new home were painted and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[leak out] {v. phr.} To become known; escape. * /The famous beauty queen tried to keep her marriage a secret, but news of it soon leaked out./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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