英语词汇“wood-and-water joey”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

wood-and-water joey

noun Australian /NZ informal

1An unskilled labourer who carries out the menial tasks in a place of work: at fifteen he was working as a wood-and-water joey on a big cattle station...

The wood-and-water joey fell a victim to his bowie.
He was wood and water joey at some squatter's place.
It's not so common nowadays, working your way up from wood-and-water joey to boss.

1.1A servile employee: I’m not going to be wood-and-water joey, I can tell ye...

There is no doubt that the statesmen took advantage of the inexperience of our representatives and forced upon them an agreement which still leaves Australia in the position of a wood and water joey.
They expected the minister to be a wood-and-water joey in connection with the work of the church.
They were not merely wood-and-water-joeys, they were energetic men.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from an allusion to the biblical phrase 'hewers of wood and drawers of water' (Josh. 9:21) + joey¹ (in the sense 'a recent arrival on a goldfield')..

单词	wood-and-water joey
释义	wood-and-water joey noun Australian /NZ informal 1An unskilled labourer who carries out the menial tasks in a place of work: at fifteen he was working as a wood-and-water joey on a big cattle station... The wood-and-water joey fell a victim to his bowie. He was wood and water joey at some squatter's place. It's not so common nowadays, working your way up from wood-and-water joey to boss. 1.1A servile employee: I’m not going to be wood-and-water joey, I can tell ye... There is no doubt that the statesmen took advantage of the inexperience of our representatives and forced upon them an agreement which still leaves Australia in the position of a wood and water joey. They expected the minister to be a wood-and-water joey in connection with the work of the church. They were not merely wood-and-water-joeys, they were energetic men. Origin Mid 19th century: from an allusion to the biblical phrase 'hewers of wood and drawers of water' (Josh. 9:21) + joey¹ (in the sense 'a recent arrival on a goldfield')..
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