man of the house

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The man of the house was an oil mogul when the world was alive, a great defender of fossil fuels and an affectionate guardian to his family.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024

His father's death made him "grow up a little faster" than other kids his age as he wanted to be there for his family and be the man of the house, he recalls.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

It’s all there: The body in the library; the inspector on the case; the starchy ex-military man of the house; the flighty second wife; the sullen, eccentric children; and so much more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2020

“We can rustle something up,” the unsuspecting man of the house says.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

“He knew that the man of the house, my nephew Chacko Ipe, was—is—away in Cochin. We were three women alone in the house.”

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy