单词 | no fixed address |
释义 | > as lemmas(of) no fixed address P2. (of) no fixed address: (having) no permanent address (cf. no fixed abode at abode n.1 Phrases 1). Frequently euphemistic, implying homelessness. ΚΠ 1861 Times 11 June 11/5 He had no fixed address, but, being of an inquiring mind, he was anxious to visit all the fourpenny lodging houses in London to see ‘what they were made of’. 1928 Washington Post 21 Dec. 1/6 The man,..of no fixed address, is said to have admitted a number of robberies. 1942 Punch 9 Sept. 216/1 In spite of a succession of London town-houses he had—this perhaps was worst of all—no fixed address. 1989 Guardian 11 July 4/2 An unemployed production engineer of no fixed address. 2008 Daily Star (Nexis) 20 May 11 [Her] family said she had left home some time ago and had no fixed address. < as lemmas |
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