a straw for —: an expression of contempt.
| 单词 | θ133622 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > contempt or disesteem [phrase] > expressions of contempt (8) a straw forc1374 a straw for —: an expression of contempt. to blow the buck's hornc1405 The male of several animals. The he-goat. Obsolete exc. U.S. Phrase, to blow the buck's horn: to have his labour for his pains. to go whistle1453 to go whistle: to go and do what one will, to occupy oneself idly or to no purpose (esp. in phrases expressing unceremonious or contemptuous… fig's enda1616 Used contemptuously; so fig's end used as a substitute for some other word. Also as an exclamation. Cf. fiddlestick (s!, fiddlestick's end! at fiddle… to do the other thing1628 (a) euphemistic (with the) sexual activity, sexual intercourse; (also occasionally) the penis; cf. sense B. 10; (b) to do the other thing colloquial… indeed1834 As an interjection, expressing (according to the intonation) irony, contempt, amazement, incredulity, or the like. (in a) pig's eye (also ear, arse)1847 colloquial (chiefly North American and Australian). (in a) pig's eye (also ear, arse): used as a derisive retort expressing emphatic disbelief… drop dead1934 a slang (originally U.S.) exclamation expressing emphatic dislike or scorn of the person addressed. (Cf. quot. 1856 at sense 4a.) |
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