"like one owns the place" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (informal) With a sense of arrogant superiority. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-like_one_owns_the_place-en-prep_phrase--q6W03-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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