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Brewer's: Great Mother

The earth. When Junius Brutus and the sons of Tarquin asked the Delphic Oracle who was to succeed Superbus on the throne of Rome, they received for answer, “He who shall first kiss his…

Brewer's: Great Perhaps

(The). So Rabelais (1485-1553) described a future state. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great ScottGreat Mother A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Great Scott

or Scot! A mitigated form of oath. The initial letter of the German Gott is changed into Sc. “`Great Scott! ... Beg pardon!' ejaculated Silas, astounded.” —A. C. Gunter: Baron Montez,…

Brewer's: Great Sea

(The). So the Mediterranean Sea was called by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great UnknownGreat Scott A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Great Unknown

(The). Sir Walter Scott, who published the Waverley Novels anonymously. (1771-1832.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great UnwashedGreat Sea A B C D E F…

Brewer's: Great Unwashed

(The). The artisan class. Burke first used the compound, but Sir Walter Scott popularised it. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Wits JumpGreat Unknown A…

The Great One: For The Record

Center Wayne Gretzky, voted the greatest hockey player of all-time in a poll conducted by The Hockey News, retired after the 1998-99 season with four Stanley Cups, ten scoring titles and…

Isn't She Great

Director:Andrew BergmanWriter:Paul RudnickUniversal Pictures; R; 90 minutesRelease:1/00Cast:Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce The life of Valley of the Dolls novelist Jacqueline…

Mussolini: the Great Supporter

Find information and watch a short video about Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist Prime Minister and Hitler's fellow instigator of World War II.