单词 | to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |
释义 | > as lemmasto be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth c. to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to be born in affluence or under lucky auspices. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > be in easy circumstances > be born to to be lapped in one's mother's smock1690 to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth1801 1801 Deb. Congr. U.S. 9 Jan. (1851) 905 It was a common proverb that few lawyers were born with silver spoons in their mouths. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. ii. iii. 75 I think he is born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 1885 E. Gosse From Shakespere to Pope 50 There never was a child so plainly born with the traditional silver-spoon in his mouth as Waller. < as lemmas |
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