A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

General of the Armies

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immediately above General and conferred only in wartime:
George C. Marshall was one of the most renowned military
figures in United States history, serving as a General of the
Army…
gentleman of fortune • man of fortune
gentleman of fortune —(euph., dated) a pirate: By a “gentle-
man of fortune” they plainly meant neither more nor less than
a common pirate.
man of fortune —a person possessing great (usually inherited)
wealth: A sailing club consisting of four or five young men of
fortune, have conducted the annual Regattas.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase fortunate man— a man favored by fortune; a lucky per-
son: He was a fortunate man, learning from her to embrace
the simple joys of everyday life.
Gentleman Usher • Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod
Gentleman Usher —(UK) a man who ushers visitors into the
presence of a person of rank: It now being dinner time, the
Gentleman Usher proceeds to take his Lord’s commands.
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod —usher to the British
House of Lords: They assemble in their own chamber from
where they are summoned by the Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod.
George Cross, the • Saint George’s cross, the
George Cross, the —(UK) a decoration instituted in 
1
940,
primarily for civilians in recognition of acts of the greatest
heroism: In recognition of the part played by the Maltese
people, King George VI awarded the George Cross to the
island.
Saint George’s cross, the —an upright and a horizontal bar of
red, crossing each other in the center: The Saint George’s Cross
flag as the national flag of England has no official proportions,
as it is not used officially by government bodies.