man of the house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of man of the house
First recorded in 1900–05
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Following his father's death, his family said Oliwier had taken it upon himself "to be the man of the house," and was "incredibly protective" of his siblings and others.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
And the man of the house, holding his violin bow after an interrupted duet, leans over solicitously, and says: “I do apologize, Rinehart. The cat has never bitten anyone previously.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Mathurin felt an added pressure to provide for his mother and sister, to be the man of the house even as a teenager.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022
“My head was like, ‘How can I alleviate my mom worrying about me — in form of compensation, in the form of safety and being the man of the house?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
His pining for our father is unbearable, but he is the man of the house now and cannot speak openly of his suffering.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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