out-Herod
to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod.
Origin of out-Herod
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How to use out-Herod in a sentence
I should like to out-Herod that puppy Rowland, and make a saint of myself out of a sinner.
Gladys, the Reaper | Anne BealeA part of those who remain out-Herod the native fire-eaters in zeal for Secession.
The Secret Service. | Albert D. RichardsonThey are bad copies of the Spaniards, whose failings they imitate and out-Herod till they become odious vices.
An evil day for journalists and writers who do not out-Herod Blanqui and Pyat.
The Parisians, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for out-Herod
(tr) to surpass in evil, excesses, or cruelty
Origin of out-Herod
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