"To rule the house" means to have control or authority over everything that happens within a household. It suggests being in charge, making decisions, and having power over the people and activities in the house.
Sentences with «to rule the house»
They are allowed on the furniture, and pretty much rule the house. (dandelionpatina.com)
When you eat at home, do the children rule the house or do you treat it as dining out? (swanling.com)
I couldn't get him out of my thoughts and by the next weekend he was part of the family and shortly thereafter ruling the house. (sheltierescuetx.org)