| 单词 | jack is as good as his master |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack is as good as his master P2. Proverb. Jack is as good as his master: an assertion of equality, usually in a specific context, between persons of differing class, rank, or status. ΚΠ 1798 Anti-Jacobin 2 Apr. 93 It was at this time the constant practice to excite the seamen to treat their officers with insolence and contempt.., Jack is as good as his Master here. 1868 C. Reade & D. Boucicault Foul Play II. xx. 228 Is it the general opinion of seamen before the mast? Come, tell us. Jack's as good as his master in these matters. 1881 F. Caddy Lares & Penates ix. 181 Jack's as good as his master, so we dress and think on a level with Jack. 1905 W. C. Russell Yarn Old Harbour Town xi. 271 Jack's as good as his master when it comes to his having to do something which he didn't agree for. 1987 R. Hill Child's Play viii. 248 1945 might have seen Britain ready at last for the political assertion that Jack was as good as his master. < as lemmas |
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