king of the herrings
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was the only purple herring in all the great lakes, and was practically the King of the Herrings, and was respected as such.
From Project Gutenberg
Tom asked his way to her, and the King of the Herrings told him very kindly, for he was a courteous old gentleman of the old school, though he was horribly ugly, and strangely bedizened too, like the old dandies who lounge in clubhouse windows.
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