mother of all battles 

Saddam Hussains reply to the threat of invasion by coalition forces during the first Gulf war.
In reality when faced with large forces that had a superior technological adavantage his military reply was more akin to that of an elderly aunt with alzheimers.
The phrase has found it's way into everyday use.

1. Saddam Hussain's reply to the coaltion's ultimatum was that 'if any army set foot in Iraq that they could expect the mother of all battle's'.

2. If you don't get your finger out you are going to get the mother of all bollockings from the boss.

3. Are you going round to Geordie's tonight? they say he is going to throw the mother of all parties.

mother of all battles by Blue Cawdrey November 26, 2004