单词 | good soldier |
释义 | > as lemmasgood soldier good soldier n. chiefly North American a loyal and unquestioning follower, member, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] > faithful or devoted Achates1582 fidus Achates1603 myrmidon1620 old faithful1648 liegeman1823 good soldier1972 1972 Republican-Courier (Findlay, Ohio) 7 Aug. a6/6 After convincing Larry O'Brien that he should remain as Democratic national chairman, McGovern quickly changed his mind... O'Brien, being a good soldier, said nothing. 1994 New Yorker 1 Aug. 27/1 Mfume, however, refused to play the good soldier; instead of quietly acceding to the President's decision, he publicly scolded the White House. 2009 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 2 Nov. (All But Toronto ed.) b5 Though in fairness, he played 79, 82, 76 and 80 games in his four full seasons there, and was a good soldier even with lousy teams. < as lemmas |
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