| 单词 | friend in court |
| 释义 | friend in courtSEE SYNONYMS FOR friend in court ON THESAURUS.COM Also, friends in high places. A person or persons who can help by virtue of their important position. For example, With a friend in court, he has a good chance of getting the contract, or Jim thinks he can get out of paying the fine; he has friends in high places. This expression alludes to the power of a person at the royal court. With the decline of monarchies, high places came into more common use. [c. 1400] Words nearby friend in courtFriedrich, Friedrichshafen, friend, friend at court, friended, friend in court, friendiversary, friendly, friendly fire, Friendly Islands, friendly society 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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