queen it

queen it over (one)

To arrogantly assert superiority over one. Said almost exclusively of a woman. OK, yes, you beat me—now quit queening it over me. After her appearance in the film, she started queening it over everyone in class.
See also: over, queen
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

queen it

Act like a queen, domineer, as in She queened it over the family, treating her siblings like servants. This female counterpart of lord it over was used by Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale (4:4). [c. 1600]
See also: queen
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

queen it

To act like a queen; domineer: queens it over the whole family.
See also: queen
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • queen it over (one)
  • queen it over somebody
  • lord it over
  • lord it over (one)
  • lord it over somebody
  • lording
  • lord (something) over (one)
  • muckety
  • high muckety muck
  • high mucky-muck
References in periodicals archive
I thought, 'Well she wasn't like that at first so she must used to me being around ' Once be used to me being around.' Once you've had four minutes with the Queen it's a blur but it's amazing.
with Andy Green The People's Queen IT'S horrible January and for many of us payday can't come quickly enough and to make matters worse the increase in VAT has made going out just that little bit more expensive.
RADIANT: An 80th birthday portrait is an image of family closeness TENDER: The loving young mother cuddles her little princesses NIGHT OUT: The Queen Mother arrives at Windsor's Theatre Royal to celebrate her birthday in 1962 with the Queen IT'S MY PARTY: The Queen Mother beams at wellwishers with the Queen outside Clarence House in August 1993
TO OUR LITTLE VALENTINE She's a stunner, and there's no doubt With caramel hair, and a cute little pout The most gorgeous eyes you've ever seen Total perfection, a beauty queen It's her birthday on Valentine's Day We'll sing her a song, then shout, hip hip hooray She'll have lots of presents, with ribboned bow ties And a magical wonder, in those big blue eyes Like twinkle, twinkle, she's our little star As she dances and sings to grandad's guitar She's our beautiful granddaughter And no other's the same, in her pigtails and ribbons Taylor Jane.
TO OUR LITTLE VALENTINE She's a stunner, and there's no doubt With caramel hair, and a cute little pout The most gorgeous eyes you've ever seen Total perfection, a beauty queen It's her birthday on Valentine's Day We'll sing her a song, then shout, hip hip hooray She'll have lots of presents, with ribboned bowties And amagicalwonder, in those big blue eyes Like twinkle, twinkle, she's our little star As she dances and sings to grandad's guitar She's our beautiful granddaughter And no other's the same, in her pigtails and ribbons Taylor Jane.