| 单词 | high heid yin |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh heid yin high heid yin n. [ < high adj. + heid, variant of head n.1 + yin, variant of one pron.] colloquial (chiefly Scottish) a person of high rank, position, or importance; a grandee, a bigwig; (in plural) the powers that be, the top brass. ΚΠ 1918 Caledonian Apr. 28/1 Spud had had such a pleasant outing that he replied—My dear Wifie, The motor was A1. It made me feel a high heid yin. 1942 Manch. Guardian 6 Feb. 4/7 A cousin o' the wife's has gotten on awfu' weel and he's a high heid yin in Edinburgh University. 1972 B. Bryden Willie Rough 46 Christ, if any o the high heid-yins saw me even talkin tae you two, I'd get the fuckin bag! 1995 J. Barclay Paras over the Barras (2002) v. 78 Well, the generals and a'them high heid yins jumped intae a motor boat and dashed across the river. 2014 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 6 June 29 He was propping up his red-blooded credentials as High Heid Yin of the Ulster people. < as lemmas |
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