| 单词 | the old lady of threadneedle street |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street the Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street n. [see Threadneedle Street n.] (a personification of) the Bank of England. [The caption of Gillray's cartoon was based on a speech in the House of Commons by R. B. Sheridan on 24 March 1797 in which he referred to the Bank of England as ‘an elderly lady in the City of great credit and long standing’ (see Notes & Queries 197 (1952) 2).] ΚΠ 1797 J. Gillray Cartoon 22 May in W. M. Acres Bank of Eng. from Within (1931) Pl. xxxvi (caption) Political Ravishment, or The Old Lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger! 1803 Monthly Rev. Mar. 315 The Old Lady of Threadneedle street was forced to part with more of her heart's blood than her constitution could well bear. 1884 Peel City Guardian No. 26. 2/1 The rest of the ‘Old Lady in Threadneedle-street’ remained unbroken. 1974 G. Vaizey Tangled Web ii. 26 He..is highly respected by the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. 2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Oct. 105 Balance is often not the forte of senior citizens, but the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is looking particularly doddery. < as lemmas |
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