king of the castle
Britishnoun
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a children's game in which each child attempts to stand alone on a mound, sandcastle, etc, by pushing other children off it
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informal a person who is in a commanding or superior position
Example Sentences
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Described by a former colleague as "king of the castle" in the transplant unit, Prof Schueler had a decade-long relationship with the manufacturer of the Medtronic device, public records show.
From BBC
“Like I’m the king of the castle,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He beat fellow finalists actor Simon Gregson and singer Frankie Bridge to be crowned the king of the castle.
From BBC
His pride in his work spilled over into our home, where he was clearly the king of the castle, even if the castle was just a modest apartment.
From Literature
The fugitive, identified only as the “King of the Castle” by the European Union’s law-enforcement agency, was detained on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times
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