单词 | proverb-monger |
释义 | > as lemmasproverb-monger proverb-monger n. ΚΠ 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. Dv Without the consent of some great prouerb-monger. 1679 R. Barclay Apol. True Christian Divinity xvii. 187 By coining this it seems he affects to be a Proverb-monger. ?1769 C. H. Wilmot tr. M. de Cervantes Saavedra Hist. Renowned Don Quixote II. 214 ‘Hold, thou confounded proverb-monger!’ said the knight. 1857 M. Gatty Legendary Tales (1858) 4 A genuine proverb-monger—he who chills off your enthusiasm by a tame truism. 2004 Aberdeen (Scotl.) Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 6 Sept. 4 Like a Chinese proverb-monger, the Royal Bank of Scotland says the North Sea is at an ‘interesting stage’ for oil & gas players and money providers alike. < as lemmas |
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