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单词 Threadneedle Street
释义 ˈThreadˌneedle Street
The name of the street in the City of London where the Bank of England is located, used allusively to mean the Bank or its directors. Cf. the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street s.v. lady n. 4 e.
1924Ld. Birkenhead Amer. Revisited i. 10 They [sc. U.S. economists and financiers] lack something of the sophistication and age-long sagacity of Threadneedle Street.1974G. Vaizey Tangled Web ii. 25 It's only a question of time..before it gets to ‘the ferret's’ ears in Threadneedle Street. Then, heaven help you.
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