单词 | them and us |
释义 | > as lemmasthem and us P1. Paired with us, contrasting others with persons like oneself, those in authority with ordinary citizens, or the like. Chiefly in them and us. Cf. us pron., n., and adj. Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1948 Observer 17 Oct. 5/2 The ‘whistle stops’..break down the difference between ‘them’ and ‘us’. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy iii. 62 To the very poor, especially, they compose a shadowy but numerous and powerful group affecting their lives at almost every point: the world is divided into ‘Them’ and ‘Us’. 1962 Listener 8 Mar. 439/1 It is this feeling of being in a world that belongs to ‘them’ and not to ‘us’ that puts a strain on working-class children. 1966 Guardian 11 Oct. 3/1 The ‘ordinary people’ who looked on, who made..the Them and Us division [between cripples and other people]. 1973 Times 1 Oct. (Nigeria Suppl.) p. viii/7 These real or imagined anti-Ibo factors translate themselves inside the state into a kind of laager mentality, ‘them’ against ‘us’. 1980 A. Cornelisen Flight from Torregreca x. 230 The vicious estrangements of a two-class, a Them-and-us society. 1998 BBC Match of Day Mag. Apr. 5/1 The relationship between manager and player has always been a ‘them and us’ situation. 2011 M. Pannett Just Job, Lad vii It had all the makings of a classic them-against-us situation. < as lemmas |
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