the mother of something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe mother of somethingthe mother of somethinga) COME FROM/ORIGINATEthe origin or cause of something Westminster is known as ‘the mother of parliaments’. Necessity is the mother of invention (=people have good ideas when the situation makes it necessary). b) informalBAD a very severe or extreme type of something, usually something bad I woke up with the mother of all hangovers. → motherExamples from the Corpusthe mother of something• the mother of all battles• Necessity is the mother of invention.• I woke up with the mother of all hangovers.

单词	the mother of something
释义	the mother of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe mother of somethingthe mother of somethinga) COME FROM/ORIGINATEthe origin or cause of something Westminster is known as ‘the mother of parliaments’. Necessity is the mother of invention (=people have good ideas when the situation makes it necessary). b) informalBAD a very severe or extreme type of something, usually something bad I woke up with the mother of all hangovers. → motherExamples from the Corpusthe mother of something• the mother of all battles• Necessity is the mother of invention.• I woke up with the mother of all hangovers.
随便看	I’ll be darned if ... I’ll be darned! I’ll be hanged if I’ll be right with you/right there/right back I’ll believe it when I see it I’ll eat my hat I’ll give you that I’ll have somebody’s guts for garters I’ll have you know I’ll have/we’ll have I’ll knock your head/block off I’ll never forget something I’ll say this/that (much) for somebody I’ll say this/that much for somebody/something I’ll say! I’ll see what I can do I’ll show him/them etc I’ll tell you something/one thing/another thing I’ll thank you to do something I’ll wager I’ll warrant (you) I’ll wring somebody’s neck I’m a bit short I’m a Dutchman I’m afraid