rule the roost

idiom

informal
: to have the most control or authority in a group

Examples of rule the roost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the company does make ultra-high-end models too, and now there's a new flagship Signature to rule the roost. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024 Workers, who really rule the roost, rounded them up pretty quickly, with one hen herder even giving a thumbs up. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024 But in winter, when the year-round locals rule the roost, Nantucket becomes nostalgic. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 In today’s pixel-eat-pixel world where VFX and CGI rule the roost, these fearless performers may seem like an anomaly — a throwback to an analog era where actual humans [gasp] had to provide the thrills and spills that are a key part of cinema’s DNA. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rule the roost 

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“Rule the roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20the%20roost. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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