| 单词 | odd man out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasodd man out odd man out n. †(a) a domestic servant, an odd-job man (obsolete); (b) (chiefly Australian) a method of selecting one person from a group of three or more, e.g. by coin-tossing; (c) a person or thing differing from all others of a group in some respect. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing by casting lots > specific mode of singling out by lot odd man1743 odd-horse1801 odd man out1840 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [noun] > deviation from rule or standard > one who or that which > one who odd man out1840 1840 Times 1 June 8 (advt.) As Groom, or odd man out, of the house, a remarkably sober and respectable young man from the country, age 28, who can drive a pair, and has a good knowledge of a garden and meadow land. 1858 C. R. Thatcher Colonial Songster (rev. ed.) 16 The pleasures found in history, Some fools will prate about; 'Tis insignificant, compared With ‘three up’, or ‘odd man out’. 1873 Placerville (Calif.) Mountain Democrat 4 Jan. 1/6 We leave the reader to determine where the fallacy is, with just a warning to think twice before deciding as to which, if any of the travelers was the odd man out. 1928 F. W. Crofts Sea Myst. xvi. 263 Mrs. Berlyn as hostess would reasonably be the odd man out when the change was made from snooker to billiards. 1956 R. G. Edwards Overlander Songbk. 63 At ten o'clock we'd then toss up to see who was to shout, And if there were but three of us, we did it ‘odd man out’. 1970 Guardian 19 Nov. 11/4 The products..would look odd men out in a formal setting. 2000 Denver Post 2 Sept. f14/1 A reorganization within CNN..left him odd man out. < as lemmas |
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