| 单词 | damaged goods |
| 释义 | Example sentences from the Web for damaged goods
damaged goods/ (ˈdæmɪdʒd) / noun informala person considered to be less than perfect psychologically, as a result of a traumatic experience a person, esp a public figure, whose reputation has been damaged Words nearby damaged goodsDaly, Daly City, dam, damage, damage control, damaged goods, damages, damaging, daman, Daman and Diu, Damanhur Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with damaged goodsdamaged goods A person, especially an unmarried woman who is no longer a virgin, as in A person who has sex before marriage is not considered damaged goods in this day and age. This pejorative expression transfers the reduced value of materials (stock, provisions, etc.) marred in some way to women who have had a sexual experience. [Early 1900s] 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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