seen the elephant

To have seen or experienced as much as one can endure. This term, which dates from the first half of the 1800s, uses “elephant” in the sense of a remarkable or surprising sight, practice, or the like. In the military, the phrase was used during the Mexican War of the 1840s to indicate having seen combat for the first time. In civilian life, the television show Gunsmoke (1974) had it: “I’ve had a checkered life. You might say I’ve seen the elephant.” See also elephant in the room.See also: elephant, seen

单词	seen the elephant
释义	seen the elephant seen the elephant To have seen or experienced as much as one can endure. This term, which dates from the first half of the 1800s, uses “elephant” in the sense of a remarkable or surprising sight, practice, or the like. In the military, the phrase was used during the Mexican War of the 1840s to indicate having seen combat for the first time. In civilian life, the television show Gunsmoke (1974) had it: “I’ve had a checkered life. You might say I’ve seen the elephant.” See also elephant in the room.See also: elephant, seen
随便看	untoc untochered untogether untoiling untold untolerable untomb untoned untongue untooth untoothed untoothedly untop untormented untorn untortured untouchability untouchable untouchable (1935 novel) untouchables untouchably untouched untouched (angel episode) untouchedly untoughened