king of the castle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.

   “[A] throng of children came pouring from school. […] [T]hey were storming the sand-heap, pelting a king of the castle, who pelted back with handfuls.”

2. isim A person who assumes a position of greater importance, authority, or prominence than others.

   “Mr. Matthews, usually nonjudgmental when writing about O'Connor's domestic relations, can't resist calling him "the king of the castle, the smug possessor of a bevy of three fine women absolutely de-voted to him."”