| 单词 | the way to a man's heart is through his stomach |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe way to a man's heart is through his stomach d. the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and variants. ΚΠ 1814 J. Adams Let. 15 Apr. in Wks. (1851) VI. 505 The shortest road to men's hearts is down their throats.] 1840 G. C. G. F. Berkeley Sandron Hall I. v. 106 It has been said that the way to an Englishman's heart is down his throat. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 30 The way to many an honest heart lies through the belly. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax III. ii. 41 There's a saying, that the way to an Englishman's heart is through his stomach. 1880 Ann. Rep. State Board of Charities (N.Y.) 126 The superintendent thinks that, in some cases, the shortest way to a man's head and heart is through his stomach, and so the food furnished is nutritious and palatable. 1961 ‘W. Cooper’ Scenes Married Life 174 ‘Men are carnal,’ I said as a more highbrow way of expressing the fact that the way to a man's heart is through his belly. 1978 B. Pym Sweet Dove Died (1980) ii. 14 He teased her about the way to a man's heart being through his stomach, and Meg seemed ridiculously pleased. 2003 Eastern Eye 14 Feb. 23/4 After all the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. < as lemmas |
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