used with reference to the practice among workmen of being idle on Monday, as a consequence of drunkenness on the Sunday; chiefly in phrase to keep Sa…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > on Monday (2) Saint Monday1753 used with reference to the practice among workmen of being idle on Monday, as a consequence of drunkenness on the Sunday; chiefly in phrase to keep Sa… to whip the cat1897 Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained. |
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