king of the castle

king of the castle
king of the castle noun
(orig from a children's game) the most important, powerful person in a group
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king of the castle [king of the castle]
a children’s game in which one player stands on something and the others try to take his or her place. The traditional ↑rhyme sung by the first player is: I’m the king of the castle And you’re the dirty rascal!

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