| 单词 | like an old moll at a christening |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike an old moll at a christening like a whore at a christening and variants: used to indicate that a person is out of place in a particular situation, at an event, etc., esp. in being brash or unrefined; now chiefly Australian, in like an old moll at a christening. Also with adjectives, esp. in as demure as a whore at a christening: having an (unconvincing) appearance of respectability. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adverb] > with impropriety unkindlyc1300 ungoodlyc1380 unhonestlyc1380 indecently1589 undecently1589 grossly1600 unproperly1604 widely1665 like a whore at a christening1706 indelicately1800 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer iii. 36 Now I must look as sober and demure as a Whore at a Christning. 1890 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 4 Oct. 489/2 He will be a prompt attendant at the most popular church in town, where he will sit ‘as demure as a harlot at a christening’. 1959 A. Agar Footpr. in Sea ii. 36 He entered a lecture room..and, spotting an officer..whom he knew very well, said ‘Hullo, Horace, fancy seeing you here. Must feel like a whore at a christening!’ 1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 103 All this hooha about a new school, everyone talking at once like old molls at a christening. 2001 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Feb. 47 For the past few weeks I have felt like an old moll at a christening. I actually don't know why the old moll should be at a christening... She would be somewhat ill at ease. This image suits my general demeanor. < as lemmas |
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