bear the palm
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Prynne's fellow pamphleteers, Bastwick and Burton, were not far behind him in the violence of their invectives, but the lawyer must be admitted to bear the palm for sharp sayings.
From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by Stone, J. M. (Jean Mary)
Now, of all birds that fly, the Indian crow most bear the palm for audacity.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon
They might contrast it unfavourably with Britain, but as compared with the other colonies, it ought to bear the palm.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Spence, Catherine Helen
It must be admitted that in this respect authors, but especially poets, bear the palm.
From Coningsby by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Rahmut, indeed, disdained trickery of any kind; he had won his reputation by sheer prowess and skill in generalship, and if it came to a contest in cunning, Minghal would easily bear the palm.
From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert
