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king of the hill

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1. king of the hill - Noun

2. king of the hill - Phrase

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(uncountable) A children's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position.
He twisted his ankle while playing king of the hill and was not allowed to play again.
Synonym: king of the castle

(countable) The player in this game who stands atop the hill.

(idiomatic, by extension) A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field.
He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:important person

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Building around its flagship animated comedy The Simpsons, Fox would experience relative success with animated series in prime time, beginning with the debut of the Mike Judge -produced King of the Hill in 1997. Source: Internet

ISBN 1-903889-24-3 (a Doctor Who novella ) Collections * King of the Hill. Source: Internet

On more than one occasion, Judge told the writers that one of their ideas for an episode of King of the Hill would work well for Beavis and Butt-head; eventually he concluded, "Maybe we should just actually make some good Beavis and Butt-head episodes." Source: Internet

It is interesting to note that he directed Spalding Gray in Gray's Anatomy after King of the Hill, an actor who often commented that he was unable to "make anything up." Source: Internet

;King of the Hill :Players try to stay located in a specially marked area for the longest amount of time. Source: Internet

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