英语词汇“to be no more use than a headache”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

British colloquial. to be no more use than a (sick) headache and variants: to be of no use. Cf. a hole in the head at hole n. Phrases.

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1883 M. E. Kennard Right Sort I. v. 225 He's no more use than a headache, and though a fairly good fencer, will not prove very formidable.

1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vii. 114 Bert Kiliat's the only one of 'em all who has been up to see it, and he's about as much good as a sick-headache.

1927 D. L. Sayers Unnatural Death i. v. 50 That woman..was no more use than a headache—to use my brother's rather vigorous expression.

1963 Guardian 3 Dec. 5/5 The car's contract of sale gives no undertaking or guarantee except the usual one—and that is as good as a sick headache.

1987 ‘Miss Read’ School at Thrush Green x. 123 About as much use as a sick headache he is.

单词	to be no more use than a headache
释义	> as lemmas to be no more use than a (sick) headache British colloquial. to be no more use than a (sick) headache and variants: to be of no use. Cf. a hole in the head at hole n. Phrases. ΚΠ 1883 M. E. Kennard Right Sort I. v. 225 He's no more use than a headache, and though a fairly good fencer, will not prove very formidable. 1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vii. 114 Bert Kiliat's the only one of 'em all who has been up to see it, and he's about as much good as a sick-headache. 1927 D. L. Sayers Unnatural Death i. v. 50 That woman..was no more use than a headache—to use my brother's rather vigorous expression. 1963 Guardian 3 Dec. 5/5 The car's contract of sale gives no undertaking or guarantee except the usual one—and that is as good as a sick headache. 1987 ‘Miss Read’ School at Thrush Green x. 123 About as much use as a sick headache he is. extracted from headachen. < as lemmas
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