英语词汇mother of all的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	mother of all
释义	mother of all adjective used of an epic, if not the epic, example US From Saddam Hussein’s somewhat hyperbolic prediction that the western invasion of the Persian Gulf in 1991 would be the “mother of all battles”. Hussein’s use of a common Arabic vernacular expression immediately appealed to the American and British ear, with hundreds of variations appearing over several years–“the mother of all retreats”, “the mother of all confirmation hearings”, “the mother of all eclipses”, “the mother of all government mistakes”, etc. Saddam Hussein said the war would be “the mother of all battles.” Reporters hailed Gen. Norman Schwarkzkopf’s press briefing as “the mother of all briefings.” Oh, brother. — The Detroit News, 4 March 1991 A year ago, when Saddam Hussein predicted the Gulf War would be the “mother of all battles,” little did he know what was to follow. Everyone, it seems, has jumped on the “mother of all” bandwagon. — Los Angeles Times, p. E1, 29 January 1992 — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 4, Fall 1993 [Y]ou looking for the mother of all smacks in the ‘ead or what. — Mark Steel, Reasons to be Cheerful, p. 209, 2001
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