| 单词 | to call the king one's cousin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto call the king one's cousin a. to call the king one's cousin and variants: to acknowledge or claim the king as a relative; to act or behave as though one has royal blood. Frequently in negative contexts, with implication of (excessive) pride or self-regard.With quot. c1390, cf. later kissing cousin n. at kissing adj. Compounds. ΚΠ c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. l. 102 A Mayden ful gent; Heo mihte Cusse þe kyng for Cosyn ȝif heo schulde. 1720 Anti-Priapeia 23 You have got such Wealth by Bussing, You need not call the King your Cousin. 1836 F. Marryat Three Cutters ii, in Pirate & Three Cutters 252 I only wish I had..I wouldn't call the king my Cousin. 1995 R. Pilcher Coming Home (1996) 165 Lovely, you look. As though you wouldn't call the King your cousin. 2004 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Sept. 10 After a day's shearing a man can look a bit buggered, but after a shower, a beer and a feed you wouldn't call the king your cousin. < as lemmas |
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