son of thunder

son of thunder

A speaker who attracts listeners by using an impassioned, often aggressive, delivery. The phrase originated in the Bible. I can't listen to that son of thunder bluster about his idiotic worldview anymore. A son of thunder has everyone mesmerized in the town square right now.
See also: of, son, thunder
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • deal (one) out of (something)
  • deal out of
  • like fun
  • the ball is in (one's) court
  • the ball is in court
  • the ball is in someone’s court
  • the ball is in someone's court
  • the ball is in your court
  • the ball is in your/somebody's court
  • ball's in your court, the
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John, who ended his life just repeating the mantra "Love one another" started out as a very vehement person so that he merited with his brother James the Great the nickname "son of thunder." St.
I've been reading Man of God, Son of Thunder by Harold Schindler.
Trained by Kevin Ryan for owner Noel O'Callaghan, the juvenile son of Thunder Gulch prevailed by two lengths from Olympic Dream.
Michael Dods was delighted to see Newcastle overcome the elements as he notched a near 33-1 double with aptly-named Son Of Thunder and Rotuma yesterday, writes RAY GILPIN.
SON OF THUNDER: Won despite being held up off a slow pace, could well win a few more yet.
Dods saddled two nice winners at Ayr on Saturday and Society Music (3.00) and Son Of Thunder (3.30) are another likely brace.
Henry Mayer, the author of A Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry and the American Republic (New York: Franklin Watts, 1986), probably the best study of Patrick Henry, has outdone himself with this latest book.
A Boanerges, a Son of Thunder, for the power and efficacy God gave unto his Ministry; and a Barnabas, a Son of Consolation too: As the Thunder shaketh the Pillars of the Earth, overthroweth the Rocky Mountains, causeth the wilde and savage Beasts to fear; and as the Lightning powerfully insinuates itself, breaking the bones, but not the flesh: So was it the pleasure of the Lord to bring down by his Ministry, the high and stout hearts of many rebellious ones, and to lead them in subjection to his will, through Christ; To throw down, and to build up by him even as high as Heaven.
The second text, the Revelation of the Miracle of Mary according to John Son of Thunder (Ra'eya Ta'ammer), consists of four tracts which were meant to be read during church services before the prescribed reading from the collection of the Miracles of Mary (Ta'ammera Maryam).
It provides the supernatural foundation for friendship and the joy of doing what is right." Exposed to His example of compassion (which literally means the ability to suffer with others), his apostles learned to moderate their vehement temperaments: "John so vehement that he merited with his brother James the nickname 'son of thunder,' later saw his heart filled with meekness and insisted on the need to open our heart to our neighbor and give ourselves to others as Christ did...St.
And Circular Quay, bred in the name of Doreen Tabor, is a special candidate for both owner and trainer as a son of Thunder Gulch and Circle Of Life.
Later, Martinelli, a son of Thunder Gulch, will be expected to make a winning start to his career in the Irish Fax and Communications 2-Y-0 Maiden event.
Michael Tabor's Circular Quay is a son of Thunder Gulch who took a Grade 3 at Churchill Downs, while Scat Daddy is a Johannesburg colt who scored in the Grade 2 Sanford Stakes earlier at the Saratoga meeting.
Son Of Thunder (5.30 Musselburgh, nap)Has a fine record on the course, goes well on fast ground and, with the race expected to be run to suit him, should go well again.
Son Of Thunder 8.10 Pontefract Back 4 Some effort to win last time, with him held up off a steady pace, and 3lb rise for that looks fair 4 Stiff mile in a big field, and one containing a fair bit of pace, ideal I backed Hugs Destiny in-running at Carlisle last Wednesday; the pre-race plan was to back whatever led after the removal of Anthemion had robbed the race of a natural front-runner.