| 释义 |
ˈmucky-muck N. Amer. slang.
[redupl. mucky a., after muck-a-muck.]
= muck-a-muck 2. Also attrib.
1934H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 194 One of the big mucky-mucks from the other side of the water had decided to make economies. 1941E. P. O'Donnell Great Big Doorstep iv. 61 The Governor and the big mucky-mucks from New York with the oil company, was passing close to the levee. 1968‘E. McBain’ Fuzz iv. 60 That big mucky-muck got shot. Ibid. 61 All them big mucky-muck doctors. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 27/1 Orpen was always let out at the members' enclosure, but he never sat with the mucky-mucks. |