the mother of all

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—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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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 What seals the deal, especially for consumers, listeners, and music lovers, is the vibrant curation which effectively makes Bandcamp function as the mother of all independent radio stations. —

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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2025 And that’s even before Donald Trump returning to the White House to unleash the mother of all trade wars. —

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