单词 | cushy number |
释义 | > as lemmascushy number c. A job, assignment, or activity. Frequently in cushy number. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] steadc1000 noteOE officec1300 ministry?a1475 rooma1485 placea1500 roomth1544 place1558 post1562 berth1720 situation1766 job1781 sit1853 spot1859 billet1870 engagement1884 shop1885 gig1908 lurk1916 possie1916 number1928 site1930 sits vac1945 hat1966 society > occupation and work > duties > [noun] > piece of work or task workOE notec1400 turnc1480 piece of work1533 job1557 employment1579 task1597 spot of work1689 day job1798 number1928 1928 G. Campbell My Myst. Ships xii. 226 It may appear that the men in the boats had a fairly ‘quiet’ number, after they had merely run the risk of being torpedoed. 1959 N.Z. Listener 24 July 5/1 A navigator's yeoman who had the cushy number of rubbing out old minefields and putting in new ones. 1975 J. Wainwright Square Dance 187 He silently congratulated himself. It was a soft number, sitting here. 2000 Independent 13 Mar. 11/1 The Caribbean posting is not a cushy number. < as lemmas |
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