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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But its expiry brought the mother of all lockouts, when the owners dug in on their demands for a hard-cap system.
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Carol Schram, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This step rolls up under the mother of all organizing principles: Store like with like.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
One Wilshire is the mother of all data centers in the West.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of all invention and Activate is testimony to this.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Carol Schram, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This step rolls up under the mother of all organizing principles: Store like with like.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
One Wilshire is the mother of all data centers in the West.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of all invention and Activate is testimony to this.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
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