queen it

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Born in West Virginia to Indonesian and Chinese immigrant parents, actor Nancy Wu, who is known for narrating the “X-Men: Mutant Empire” and the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series, began working as a narrator during an era when, she says, “I could voice all kinds of characters I’d never be able to play visually: the leading lady, the evil spirit king, a 6-foot-tall, blue-eyed, blonde vampire queen. It was very freeing.”

From Los Angeles Times

As well as Queen, it is where Oasis have forged some of their biggest hits, and where the late Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, arrived in 1970 with his new band Black Sabbath.

From BBC

“I think Jane would make a great queen. It’s always the people that don’t want it that actually are right for the job.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Being a trans feminine performer who's known as a drag queen, it's like they wanted me to feel comfortable and well-represented in all of the costumes."

From BBC

“How sensible of your mother to name you for the Princesses of the Royal Blood, the daughters of the Queen. It gives you something to live up to.”

From Literature