queen it

Idioms

Act like a queen, domineer, as in She queened it over the family, treating her siblings like servants. This female counterpart of lord it over was used by Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale (4:4). [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

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“When you go to a service led by a drag queen it could be spiritually healing,” Admans said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

“And just meeting the queen of England, just to meet a queen, it was amazing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Harry described it as “charming, full of potential” and told the queen it was a “dream come true.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

And like so much about the queen, it was a highly considered choice.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

In the year which succeeded the accession of the queen it accomplished two of these objects.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

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