| 单词 | hymn sheet |
| 释义 | > as lemmashymn sheet hymn sheet n. a sheet of paper on which the words to a hymn or hymns are printed; (figurative) a manifesto, a statement of policy, etc.; to use the same hymn sheet: to agree, to follow the same policy (cf. to sing from the same hymn sheet at sing v.1 Additions). ΚΠ 1871 Times 24 Aug. 1/3 Free Annual sermon, by the Rev. Daniel Wilson, 1d; hymn sheets, eight different kinds. 1966 W. J. Burley Taste of Power iv. 30 A few hymn sheets underwent an inexplicable metamorphosis into paper darts. 1994 Bookseller 1 July 6/2 He told the Financial Times that it was vital that ‘everyone is using the same hymn sheets and all singing the same songs’, adding that Mr Davis' management style had been ‘less collaborative’. 2000 Independent 7 Nov. (Tuesday Review section) 2/4 Entering politics, in the sense of getting close to real power, depends on joining one of only two political parties and then not deviating from that party's political hymn sheet. < as lemmas |
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