Goliath
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- proper noun
- /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/
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Goliat
- Ray Glier's new book "How the SEC Became Goliath" is a terrific read.
- David and Goliath
- the head of Goliath
And so before David dealt with Goliath, he dealt with what?
- And so before David dealt with Goliath, he dealt with what?
- When David plays Goliath's game, it goes out of business.
- And then there's a reference to the mighty Goliath being felled by an infant's hand.
- Did you just say this is where David killed Goliath?
- Was it Goliath was too large, or only I too small?
- It was like a biblical cartoon on Sunday mornings about David and Goliath.
- When you get, when you get screwed and you say they've screwed me, you know, like David and Goliath, they really had me.
- And I think that it would actually help them in many regards to switch their tactics and realize that they are the Goliath at this point and not David.
- Was this person a David versus Goliath wanting to stick it to the United States government for doing wrong?
- And I told all of my guys, no, don't come out because I wanted to be the David and not the Goliath.
- And so, yeah, maybe they aren't as big as Goliath, but every time something came about, I was able to overcome.
- However, I will say, read the Bible, David and Goliath.
Examples
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This is how David killed Goliath, allegedly.
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It's David and Goliath, but they're making a go of it.
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It's a kind of David and Goliath story that can get a lot of attention.
Blog text (13) -
God trained me, like He did David, to fight Goliath in the back of the desert.
Blog text (27) -
I was an atheist, yet I admired the story of David and Goliath.
Fiction book (2002) -
A David-and-Goliath story truer than the Bible itself.
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The shepherd lad bravely faced the giant warrior Goliath with only a slingshot.
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In the story, Goliath represents overwhelming odds that seemed impossible to overcome.
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The company faced a Goliath in the form of a large competitor, but they persevered against all odds.
Synonyms
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A very large and strong person or thing
Idioms
Compounds
- South African
A very large frog from central Africa that can grow up to a foot long and weigh about ten pounds
- Specialized
A very large West African frog that can reach about one foot long and weigh ten pounds
How Big
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- Informal
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- Offensive
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Goliath is the name of a giant warrior in the Bible who is defeated by the young David. Because of that story, Goliath now means a very large or powerful person or thing, like a 'giant'.