out-Herod

[ out-her-uhd ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod.

Origin of out-Herod

1
1595–1605; out- + Herod (Antipas)

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out-Herod

verb
  1. (tr) to surpass in evil, excesses, or cruelty

Origin of out-Herod

1
C17: originally out-Herod Herod, from Shakespeare's Hamlet (act 3, scene 2); see also Herod : portrayed in medieval mystery plays as a ranting tyrant

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