as if someone owns the place — meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  Global Englishinformalpejorative
  • to behave in an arrogant, presumptuous, or entitled manner, as though one has authority, control, or ownership of the location or situation

  Examples

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  • Ever since Jake got that promotion, he’s been acting as if he owns the place.

    Desde que Jake obtuvo ese ascenso, ha estado actuando como si fuera el dueño del lugar.

  • Don’t mind her attitude; she’s behaving as if she owns the place, but she’s just a temp.

    No le prestes atención a su actitud; está comportándose como si fuera la dueña del lugar, pero solo es temporal.

  • They’ve been bossing everyone around as if they owned the place, which is really annoying.

    Han estado mandando a todos como si fueran los dueños del lugar, lo cual es realmente molesto.