out-herod

• Устаревший глагол, означающий превзойти кого-либо в жестокости, тирании или расточительности, особенно в манере, напоминающей царя Ирода.

An obsolete verb meaning to surpass or outdo someone in cruelty, tyranny, or extravagance, especially in a manner reminiscent of King Herod.

1. Surpass in cruelty or evilC2formal

   To exceed someone in wickedness, tyranny, or oppressive behavior, often used in a dramatic or literary context.

   Превзойти в жестокости

   • The dictator's actions out-heroded even the most infamous tyrants of history.
   • In his greed, he out-heroded the worst villains of the story.
   • The villain's schemes out-heroded anything the hero had ever faced.

   Synonymsbeatexceedoutdooutmatchoutrivaloutstripoutviesurpasstranscend