the mother of all
idiom
—used to say that something is larger, better, worse, etc., than all other things of the same kind
It has been described as the mother of all construction projects.
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In the last episode of Season 2, Rhaenyra was proclaimed the true queen of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, and was headed for the mother of all bloody battles, for which fans of the HBO drama will have to wait until Season 3 to see.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of making up a marketing narrative, Bense turned to the mother of all stories, The Iliad, for inspiration, creating a brand of deodorants, body washes and fragrance around the aesthetics, drama and romance of the classical world.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
That’s the inner ear—the mother of all carsickness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2016
Next month — March 20–21, to be exact — NRI will host the mother of all Buckley fests at the Ideas Summit in Washington, D.C.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of making up a marketing narrative, Bense turned to the mother of all stories, The Iliad, for inspiration, creating a brand of deodorants, body washes and fragrance around the aesthetics, drama and romance of the classical world.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
That’s the inner ear—the mother of all carsickness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2016
Next month — March 20–21, to be exact — NRI will host the mother of all Buckley fests at the Ideas Summit in Washington, D.C.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
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“The mother of all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mother%20of%20all. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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