单词 | the public be damned |
释义 | The public be damnedWords attributed to William H. Vanderbilt, a railroad executive of the late nineteenth century. They were supposedly spoken to a newspaper reporter. notes for The public be damned“The public be damned” has often been recalled when business leaders have been accused of shirking responsibility toward the public. Words nearby The public be damnedprice is right, the, Prince, The, “The Princess and the Pea”, proof of the pudding, the, The proof of the pudding is in the eating, The public be damned, The quality of mercy is not strained, thèque, Thera, Rake's Progress, The, theralite The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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