rule the roast

A form of rule the roost — To be the controlling member(s) of a family, organization, or other group.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person rules the roast · participle present ruling the roast · participle past ruled the roast · past ruled the roast

  1. archaicArchaic form of rule the roost.
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APA

rule the roast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20the%20roast

MLA

“rule the roast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20the%20roast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rule the roast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20the%20roast.

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