sth is king — sb/sth is king ► used to say that someone or something is the most important part of something or has the most influence: »In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king. »They all followed the principle that the customer is king. »Media executives… … Financial and business terms
king — [kɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] if something is king, it is the most important thing and has a strong influence on people s decisions: • We were convinced of the superiority of our product, but ultimately the customer is king and it was rejected. •… … Financial and business terms
king — W1 [kıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ruler)¦ 2¦(the best)¦ 3¦(successful)¦ 4¦(chess)¦ 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 a king s ransom ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: cyning] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
king — noun 1 male ruler ADJECTIVE ▪ rightful ▪ anointed, crowned, reigning ▪ uncrowned (figurative) ▪ the uncrowned king of hip hop … Collocations dictionary
sb is king — sb/sth is king ► used to say that someone or something is the most important part of something or has the most influence: »In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king. »They all followed the principle that the customer is king. »Media executives… … Financial and business terms
Billy King (footballer) — Infobox afl player NEW playername = Billy King fullname = William King image capt = birthdate = 17 August 1920 birthplace = originalteam = Ascot Vale heightweight = 178 cm / 76 kg position = Wingman dead = dead deathdate = deathplace =… … Wikipedia
shut sth down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… … Financial and business terms
(the) uncrowned king (of something) — the ˌuncrowned ˈking/ˈqueen (of sth) idiom the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity Main entry: ↑uncrownedidiom … Useful english dictionary
clothe — [kləuð US klouð] v [T usually passive] [: Old English; Origin: clathian, from clath; CLOTH] 1.) formal to put clothes on your body = ↑dress be clothed in sth ▪ The King was clothed in a purple gown. fully/partially/scantily etc clothed ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coopt — also co opt verb (T) formal 1 to add someone to an organization such as a committee, sometimes against their will, by the agreement of all the other members: The Student s Union can have a maximum of 5 coopted members. | coopt sb onto/into sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English