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.

Examples of the mother of all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Righty Calvin Faucher was summoned to try and pull the mother of all escapes, but Story knocked one through the right side to send the fans home happy. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

As such, States and experts have been looking into other options to ensure that the mother of all crimes in Ukraine - the crime of aggression - does not escape accountability. —Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

For true workhorse status, Gunderman has relied on her Hydro Flask (arguably the mother of all reusable water bottles) for a whopping nine years, toting it to countless gyms and volleyball sessions. —Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 June 2025

For the Ancient Greek philosopher, the mother of all virtues was phronesis, or practical wisdom. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 June 2025

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