| 单词 | friend in court |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfriend in court friend in court n. (also friend at court) a person in a position to use his or her influence on one's behalf, originally at court and now (more generally) among those in authority. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > [noun] > one who > in high places friend in courta1425 friend in high places1646 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 5541 For freend in court ay better is Than peny in [his] purs [Fr. Qu'ades vaut miex amis en voie, Que ne font deniers en corroie]. 1654 D. Dickson Brief Explic. Psalmes cv. 17. 51 When the Lord was to bring his people into Egypt, he provided so as they should have a friend at Court before they came. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Sept. 11/2 Despite the activity of the squatters' friends ‘at court’ (that is, in the public land offices at Sydney). 1954 C. P. Snow New Men 111 I teased him about his friends at court. 1980 Private Eye 26 Sept. 13/1 He spotted me as a potential friend at court. < as lemmas |
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