Judgement of Solomon
noun/ˌdʒʌdʒmənt əv ˈsɒləmən/
/ˌdʒʌdʒmənt əv ˈsɑːləmən/
(also Judgment of Solomon especially in North American English)
- a judgement that is very hard to makeWord OriginFrom the story in the Bible in which a wise judgement is given by King Solomon to two women who both claimed to be the mother of a baby.
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