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单词 poor as job's cat
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(as) poor as Job's cat
a. U.S. humorous (now rare). (as) poor as Job's cat = (as) poor as Job's turkey at Phrases 2b.
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1810 E. Fletcher Let. 29 Aug. (1965) I. 11 I was as poor as Job's cats.
1854 S. Smith Way down East 184 I should rather be as poor as Job's cat all the days of my life.
1871 Harper's Mag. Apr. 862/2 You'd feel as poor as Job's cat to hev no more'n I've got.
1930 J. Donovan Black Soil xxx. 262 People were poor as Job's cats.
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