Tour de force.
Hate it. "Literary tour de force" normally means "This book is quite good".

I did once hear someone describe the Tour de France as a "cycling tour de force", though, which is a bit brilliant.
( Pretender, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:42, 4 replies)

Also
it's amazing how many things that aren't an overthrow of the government constitute a "coup d'etat" these days.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:48, closed)

That reply
was a veritable coup, my friend!
( Pretender, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:52, closed)

cars
not strictly related, but a bloke in a garage once described the Renault Laguna to me as 'the Rolls Royce of motor cars'
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 20:51, closed)

It really is a
Tour de Farce
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 8:37, closed)