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granddaddy of them all
Idioms and Phrases
The first, oldest, or most respected of its kind, as in That computer is the grandaddy of them all . [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]Example Sentences
Then there was the granddaddy of them all, two decades of recurrent inflationary peaks from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s that encompassed price pressures from the 1960s economic expansion and the oil price shocks of the 1970s.
As coach Jim Harbaugh discussed what winning the Granddaddy of Them All meant to him, he took a moment and looked over to his left.
Reynolds Crutchfield figures he knows the best way to celebrate New Yearâs Day: Sitting in the Rose Bowl and watching the Granddaddy of Them All.
In no small part because of the coaching matchup, this 110th edition of the Granddaddy of Them All is also one of the most anticipated games in the 10-year history of the playoff, with the winner headed to Houston next week to face Washington or Texas for a title.
The Wolverines will be playing in their 21st Rose Bowl, more than any school except USC, but Michigan hasnât been to the Granddaddy of Them All since 2007.
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