单词 | blessed event |
释义 | blessed eventSEE SYNONYMS FOR blessed event ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe birth of a child. Words nearby blessed eventblert, blesbok, blesbuck, bless, blessed, blessed event, Blessed Sacrament, Blessed Virgin, Blessig's cysts, blessing, blessing in disguise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with blessed eventblessed event The birth of a baby, as in When is the blessed event expected? This expression combines two senses of blessed, that is, “happy” and “sacred.” Today, however, unless used ironically, it is considered cloyingly sentimental. [1920s] 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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