man of the house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of man of the house
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Elassal plays Samir, who’s trying hard to be the man of the house.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
After the loss of his father, Daley took on new responsibility as the "man of the house" and helped his mum, Debbie, by driving his younger brothers to school and their rugby training.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2021
“As the man of the house, it makes me feel less than,” he said of the difficulty of providing for his three children.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2021
“We can rustle something up,” the unsuspecting man of the house says.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2020
“He knew that the man of the house, my nephew Chacko Ipe, was—is—away in Cochin. We were three women alone in the house.”
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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