| 单词 | the first lady in the land |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe first lady in the land P1. the first lady in the land: the most important or prominent woman in a country; spec. = sense 2. ΚΠ 1741 S. Richardson Pamela II. 315 Had I marry'd the first Lady in the Land, I would not have treated her better than I will my Pamela. 1763 Lett. Sophia to Mira xv. 93 Perfections full enough..to gain the first lady in the land. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iv. ix. 306 She was so beautiful..and not proud she! though she looked like the first lady in the land. 1861 Richmond Examiner (Virginia) 13 Aug. The suite of Mrs. Lincoln will be as numerous and brilliant as becomes her rank as first lady in the land. 1861 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South 3 Nov. (1863) II. 393 Some charming little pieces of gossip about ‘the first Lady in the Land’. 1912 A. Davies & C. F. Nirdlinger (title) The first lady in the land, or when Dolly Todd took boarders. 1945 R. T. Arnold Let. 13 Oct. in D. M. Giangreco & K. Moore Dear Harry (1999) ii. 34 It is with great relief that we realize that the FIRST lady in the land is not following in the footsteps of Eleanor. 2007 L. Porter First Queen of Eng. v. 127 She might once more have been viewed as the first lady in the land. < as lemmas |
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