| 单词 | dutch uncle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDutch uncle Dutch uncle (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor redesmanOE counsellor?c1225 reder1340 guidec1385 patronc1400 counselc1405 nurse?a1425 dresserc1450 guidant1495 adviser1575 advisor1589 manuducent1615 consiliary1652 manuductor1657 Dutch uncle1838 referent1844 consultee1855 mantri1873 advisory1880 consigliere1981 1838 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches 201 If you keep a cutting didoes, I must talk to you both like a Dutch uncle. 1853 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. 7 65/2 In some parts of America, when a person has determined to give another a regular lecture, he will often be heard to say, ‘I will talk to him like a Dutch uncle’; that is, he shall not escape this time. 1869 East Anglian 3 350 There were the squires on the bench, but I took heart, and talked to 'em like a Dutch uncle. 1873 A. Helps Some Talk about Animals & their Masters v. 131 Milverton..began reasoning with the boys; talking to them like a Dutch uncle..about their cruelty. 1962 Economist 29 Sept. 1213/3 There is ‘Dutch auction’, ‘Dutch uncle’, to eat out ‘Dutch’ with one's friends, and many more. < as lemmas |
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