0%

rule the roost

rule the roost
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rool stressed th ee roost]
    • /rul stressed ði rust/
    • /ruːl ðə ruːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rool stressed th ee roost]
    • /rul stressed ði rust/

Definitions of rule the roost words

  • noun rule the roost a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night. 1
  • noun rule the roost a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in. 1
  • noun rule the roost a place for sitting, resting, or lodging. 1
  • verb without object rule the roost to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc. 1
  • verb without object rule the roost to settle or stay, especially for the night. 1
  • idioms rule the roost come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life. 1
See all 11 definitions of rule the roost

Information block about the term

Origin of rule the roost

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English roost (noun), Old English hrōst; cognate with Middle Dutch roest

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rule the roost

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rule the roost

rule the roost popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rule the roost usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for rule the roost

verb rule the roost

  • crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
  • dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
  • domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
  • head up — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • helmed — Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
All 13 Synonyms of rule the roost

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?