a man's home is his castle
a man's home is his castle
One should be the sole person in control of one's home and the happenings there. I vehemently oppose any laws that dictate how I behave in the privacy of my own home. A man's home is his castle! I just couldn't stand the way she kept nagging me over the way I behaved in my own house. A man's home is his castle, damn it!
See also: castle, home
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
man's home is his castle
Prov. Cliché One can do whatever one wants to in one's own home. Don't tell me not to go around the house in my underwear. A man's home is his castle. I'll play my radio loud if I want to. A man's home is his castle.
See also: castle, home
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- castle
- man's home is his castle
- Englishman
- an Englishman's home is his castle
- might is right
- pull rank
- pull rank (on one)
- by (one's) lights
- lay down the law
- lay down the law, to