| 单词 | born with a silver spoon |
| 释义 | born with a silver spoonSEE SYNONYMS FOR born with a silver spoon ON THESAURUS.COM Born wealthy, or fortunate, or both, as in Paul can afford to go to medical school; he was born with a silver spoon. Although some authorities believe this phrase alludes to the custom of godparents giving their godchild a silver spoon, affordable only by rich persons, it is more likely that the spoon has come to symbolize wealth. [c. 1700] Words nearby born with a silver spoonBornholm disease virus, bornite, Borno, Bornu, born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born yesterday, bornyl acetate, bornyl formate, boro- The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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