out-Herod Herod

To be excessively cruel or tyrannical. Herod was the King of Judea who according to the New Testament ordered the deaths of all male babies in an attempt to kill Jesus. That dictator could out-Herod Herod with his fits of violence.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alethea	[.ælə'θiə]
Hermenegildo	-	Spanish, Portuguese
ÁNgela	AHN-khe-lah	Spanish
Jakov	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Isla	IE-lə	Scottish
Ale (2)	-	Frisian