英语词汇“strictly from hunger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

U.S. slang. from hunger: acceptable only as a last resort; incompetent, undesirable, or contemptible; very bad, lousy. Frequently in strictly from hunger. Also (in early use): contemptibly, badly.

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1935 Peabody Bull. Dec. 42/2 Playing (music) from hunger, similar to ‘corny’, meaning playing in a style to please the uneducated masses.

1937 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Dec. 7/1 He hadn't been asked to sing, and his talents were strictly from hunger.

1938 ‘E. Queen’ Devil to Pay x. 152 ‘You and Mr. Butcher,’ said Ellery, impaling Mr. Hugger with a terrible glance, ‘are from hunger.’

1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye vi. 56 I started giving the three witches at the next table the eye again. That is, the blonde one. The other two were strictly from hunger.

1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere iv. 45 ‘Coleman, you know that white trombone from Bido's? Marty what the fuck?’.. ‘Sure. A from-hunger horn, I heard. Why?’

2000 N.Y. Times 5 Mar. ii. 13/2 ‘What Planet Are You From?’ exists in a kind of parallel universe, where men are from Mars, women are from Venus and relationships are from hunger.

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