singeing of the king of Spain's beard
singeing of the king of Spain's beard the attack by Francis Drake on the Spanish fleet in Cadiz harbour in 1587, during which he sank or burnt 33 Spanish ships; the phrase is recorded by Francis Bacon in Considerations touching a War with Spain (1629).
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