| 单词 | as rich as a jew |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas rich as a Jew P1. as rich as a Jew: extremely rich. Now offensive and somewhat rare.With reference to anti-Semitic stereotypes; see note at sense 1b. ΚΠ 1683 Whigs laid Open (single sheet) I hope..Jack Ketch will be more Expert, And in time be as Rich as a Jew. a1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 190 We are apt to say, in a proverbial way, ‘as rich as a Jew’; but the Jews, take them in general, are not a rich people. 1820 Ld. Byron Blues i. 77 You forget Lady Lilac's as rich as a Jew. 1956 I. Murdoch Flight from Enchanter ix. 126 ‘Of course, you realize that I could rescue you with my little finger,’ said Mrs Wingfield. ‘I'm as rich as a Jew!’ 2014 H. Jacobson in Independent (Nexis) 11 Jan. 45 Anelka.., whichever way you look at it, has become as rich as a Jew on transfer fees (and don't dare smear me with the charge of anti-Semitism: I am not an anti-Semite). < as lemmas |
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