the lady of the house

the lady of the house

A woman who looks after and runs the house; the matriarch of a family or household. I'm afraid you'll have to ask the lady of the house, as she's the one who makes those sorts of decisions around here.
See also: house, lady, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • big as a house
  • with no trace
  • move house
  • open house, keep
  • keep open house
  • tiny house
  • ask up
  • out of square
  • spend the night
  • spend the night with somebody/together
References in classic literature
Lady Jane declined to leave until she had thawed the icy reception of the lady of the house.
The lady of the house was a lady in an anomalous position of some kind.
Man And Wife
Following which, the lady of the house hit Uzma multiple times on her head with a steel dish and killed her, they added.
Adjournment motion submitted in Punjab Assembly against maid's murder
PUT YOUR FEET UP Force the lady of the house into putting her feet up with the gift of a wonderfully funky footstool.
A spot of pampering; Ladies can be hard to please at Christmas. Here we reveal some great gifts guaranteed to wow
"On the night of the incident the maid telephoned them around 2am to inform them that the lady of the house was alone and sleeping in her bedroom.
Slain woman's maid plotted crime: police
The route taken is that of 'doing good, thinking noble' topped by the line 'Vital Piyo, Zindagi Jiyo.' In one commercial, the lady of the house while making a cup of tea for her friend makes one for the house servant as well.
Vitally Good!
The chunky rings, bracelets and necklaces in this collection are aimed at the lady of the house, while youngsters may prefer the gold jewellery option inlaid with enamel in colourful pastel shades of pink, purple, blue and green.
Collection of golden designs
When answering the telephone, she greets the caller with "The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking".
Stage is set for Hyacinth; ONE of Britain's best loved sitcoms comes to a Tyneside stage this month. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details
Well, in this case it is the possible scenario at a house from where the lady of the house is away for a few days.
Pakistan: Focal point: Home is where the woman is
Perhaps the slim-grip frame of a 1911 will fit the lady of the house, and not just her husband who's buying the gun, better than any handgun with a double-stack magazine.
Polymer versus 1911
He had heard the lady of the house had expressed her doubts about his reputation of skill in stealing jewelery.
The Anthology of Colonial Australian Crime Fiction
Believing that the grandmother had their license plate number, the two burglars also called the police; they fabricated a story about having car trouble and innocently stopping at the grandmother's house for help when the lady of the house pulled a gun on them.
Grandma spooks team of two burglars
Flanagan never lays out an argument for full-time mothering that would persuade those not already convinced, but she implies that, like painting windowsills, child-rearing is best left to the lady of the house. Here's where a new leftist critique of capitalism--that markets aren't particularly accommodating to families and the gender civil institutions--makes sense.
The real Mommy Wars: both left and right attack mothers for the choices they make
The other declined, prompting the lady of the house to ask, "You want to present it in person, don't you?" Who do you think has the better odds of getting the job?
Phil Rea: fax me up. (Windows)
Morticia was the lady of the house, and along with husband Gomez looked the most normal of the lot.
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