单词 | fair cow |
释义 | > as lemmasfair cow fair cow n. colloquial (Australian and New Zealand) an exceedingly unpleasant or disagreeable person, situation, etc.; cf. sense A. 16. ΚΠ 1904 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 Jan. 16/2 This is a fair cow of a day—with a violent dust-storm, flies, heat. 1916 Anzac Bk. 31/2 'Ee's a fair cow, 'e is. 1933 N. Scanlan Tides of Youth 59 Pat had only Potty Barker's ‘a fair cow of a winter’ to conjure scenes of dripping desolation. 2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 27 Dec. 22 It's a fair cow sorting out airline schedules. < as lemmas |
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