- on the throne
- on the throne1. Lit. [of royalty] currently reigning. •
King Samuel was on the throne for two decades.
2. Fig. Sl. seated on the toilet. •I can't come to the phone. I'm on the throne.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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