| 单词 | to put on the béal bocht |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put on (also plead, etc.) the béal bocht Complaint of poverty or misfortune, esp. intended to elicit sympathy. Often in to put on (also plead, etc.) the béal bocht: to make (unjustified) protestations of poverty, hardship, lack of resources or funds, etc.Popularized by the title of the 1941 novel An Béal Bocht: see note in etymology.Cf. to cry (also play, talk, etc.) poor-mouth at poor-mouth n. 1, to put on (also up) a poor mouth at mouth n. Phrases 1k. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > be poor [verb (intransitive)] > plead poverty mitch1611 to make a poor mouth1753 to cry (also play, talk, etc.) poor-mouth1868 poor-mouth1930 to put on (also plead, etc.) the béal bocht1960 1932 Irish Press 18 Oct. 6/7 The Gaeltacht question depends..on the attitude of the Gaeltacht people themselves... ‘Béal Bocht’ never did anyone any good. 1960 Irish Press 27 Apr. 5 No trade conditions could be gamed abroad by a process of pleading or cultivating the ‘béal bocht’. 2004 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 7 Nov. It's beal bocht time. ‘Help us out, Bertie. We didn't have any home insurance because we spent all our money on stone cladding.’ 2015 Irish Times 21 Dec. 14 Why are universities struggling to make ends meet? Many of them put on the béal bocht pretty effectively, especially those with large property portfolios. < as lemmas |
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