Rule the roost In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "rule the roost", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Mia Le calendar 2020-10-30 05:10

Meaning of Rule the roost

Rule the roost British American informal

To be the most powerful person who controls and makes the decisions in a group

My grandma is the person who rules the roost in the family.

'Men still rule the roost and make more money' is the outdated thought.

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a person who is easily deceived or manipulated to do something, especially giving someone money.

take (someone, something, or some place) by storm

1. To seize or take control of someone, something, or some place with a sudden and fierce attack

2. To gain a rapid and great fame or success in a place, a field or a particular group of people

in (somebody's/something's) thrall/in thrall to somebody/something

To be under the control of someone or something

Caught by the short hairs (or short and curlies)

To have someone completely under your control

live under the cat's foot

 If someone live under the cat's foot, they are under the dominion of another person, typically their wife.

Grammar and Usage of Rule the roost

Verb Forms

  • rules the roost
  • ruled the roost
  • ruling the roost

The phrase starts with a "verb" , so we need to be careful about subject verb agreement.

Origin of Rule the roost

 

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The original expression was rule the roast, which was common from the mid 16th century onwards. Rule the roast originally referred to the joint of meat that would be carved by the master of the house, and be the principal dish at the table he presided over. It is alternatively said that it alluded to someone being the most important person at a banquet or feast. Rule the roost,  found from the mid 18th century, has now replaced the earlier version. 'Rule the roost' literally means that in the barnyard a rooster decides which hen should roost near him.

The Origin Cited: Word histories - THE UNEXPECTED ORIGIN OF ‘TO RULE THE ROOST’
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