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ruled the roost

ruled the roost is the simple past and past participle of rule the roost.

Meaning of rule the roost

Verb

rule the roost (third-person singular simple present rules the roost, present participle ruling the roost, simple past and past participle ruled the roost)

  1. (idiomatic) To be the controlling member(s) of a family, organization, or other group.
    • His was biding his time, and patiently looking forward to the days when he himself would sit authoritative at some board, and talk and direct, and rule the roost, while lesser stars sat round and obeyed.1857, Anthony Trollope, chapter 3, in Barchester Towers

Questions about ruled the roost

What is ruled the roost the simple past and past participle of?
Ruled the roost is the simple past and past participle of rule the roost.

Words near ruled the roost in the dictionary

  1. ruled out
  2. ruled surface directrices
  3. ruled surface directrix
  4. ruled surface directrixes
  5. ruled the day
  6. ruled the roost
  7. ruled the school
  8. ruled with a rod of iron
  9. ruledom
  10. rulee
  11. rulees

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