| 单词 | the father and mother of a |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe father and mother of a —— P8. colloquial (originally Irish English). the father and mother of a —— and variants: the largest, most notable, or most severe example of (something). Also (esp. Australian and New Zealand) the father of a ——. Cf. mother n.1 Compounds 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > extremely > remarkable or extraordinary the father and mother of a ——1824 the father of a ——1824 1824 W. Cobbett in Spirit of Eng. Mag. (Boston, Mass.) 15 Dec. 218/1 Did not the Cochranes and Cockburns assist to gain for us that which Paddy would call ‘father of a beating’? 1892 R. Kipling in Two Tales 24 Dec. 57 It would ha' bin my duty..to give you the father an' mother av a beltin. 1908 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Further Experiences Irish R.M. viii. 197 There's been the father and mother of a row down there between old Sir Thomas and Hackett. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xi. 216 The local side got the father of a hiding. 1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal 139 They've allowed me to arrange the father and mother of a credit overdraft with the banks. 1960 Punch 13 July 47/2 The stage is set for the father and mother of a row. 2013 Express (Nexis) 30 Aug. 15 One injured rambler and he could be facing the father and mother of all lawsuits. < as lemmas |
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