rogues' gallery

Idioms & Phrases

rogues' gallery

A police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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