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daddy of them all
(redirected from Granddaddy of Them All)

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daddy of them all and granddaddy of them all
Fig. the biggest or oldest of all; the patriarch. This old fish is the granddaddy of them all. This tree is the daddy of them all. It's been here since the place was built.
See also: daddy, them


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Of course, the granddaddy of them all, the 1929 stock market crash, gave us some of the most lasting--and most respected--rules and regulatory bodies, among them the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Even the reality granddaddy of them all, "Survivor," recently had its lowest-rated finale.
The granddaddy of them all might hook up with Ma Bell.
 
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