Mother-lode
[muhth -er-lohd] /ˈmʌð ərˌloʊd/
noun
1.
Mining. a rich or important lode.
2.
a major or profitable source or supply:
New York City is a mother lode of actors.
noun
1.
(mining) the principal lode in a system
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The best or greatest of a type, as in That was the mother of all tennis matches. This expression originated during the Gulf War as a translation of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s term umm al-ma’arik, for “major battle”; the Arabic “mother of” is a figure of speech for “major” or “best.” It was quickly adopted […]