Idiom
king of the hill
Meaning
A person who is meanwhile in leading position in an ongoing competition.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is the king of the hill in our local chess club.”
“After winning three matches in a row, she felt like the king of the hill at the office tournament.”
“Although he currently reigns as the king of the hill in the tech industry, he remains constantly worried about the next generation of innovators.”
Examples
simple
“He is the king of the hill in our local chess club.”
contextual
“After winning three matches in a row, she felt like the king of the hill at the office tournament.”
complex
“Although he currently reigns as the king of the hill in the tech industry, he remains constantly worried about the next generation of innovators.”
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