| 单词 | big girl's blouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig girl's blouse b. British slang. A person (esp. a man or boy) who is ineffectual, cowardly, or overly fussy or sensitive. Originally and chiefly in big girl's blouse.Popularized by the British sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–73); see quot. 1968. ΚΠ 1968 T. Brennand & R. Bottomley Nearest & Dearest (transcribed from TV programme) 1st Ser. Episode 4 Nellie. Can I have a word in your earhole, in the antechamber room? Eli. You what?..Nellie. In the parlour, you big girl's blouse. 1978 W. Donaldson Balloons in Black Bag 41 The big girl's blouse was sat seated on the bench, eyes closed, a look of foolish rapture on his face. 1994 I. Welsh Acid House 235 Hobo was a namby-pamby blouse. 2001 Daily Mail 8 Sept. (Weekend section) 37/4 A disappointing countdown of TV's supposedly hardest men includes some bizarre entries—that great girl's blouse Terry McCann, of Minder, [etc.] 2021 @Laurence_in_EU 2 May in twitter.com (accessed 23 Mar. 2021) Don't be such a big girl's blouse! Just look the other way and don't even glance at the syringe. You'll hardly feel the injection. < as lemmas |
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