king of the castle
/ˌkɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑːsl/
/ˌkɪŋ əv ðə ˈkæsl/
- a children's game in which one player stands on something and the others try to take his or her place. The traditional rhyme sung by the first player is: “I'm the king of the castleAnd you're the dirty rascal!”
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