| 单词 | in the halfpenny place |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the halfpenny place halfpenny place n. (frequently in form ha'penny place) chiefly Irish English a subordinate or unimportant place, position, or status; esp. in in the halfpenny place.In quot. 1897 apparently used euphemistically, with reference to a threat of violence or death. Π 1897 Belfast News-let. 28 Sept. 3/7 He..said if she [sc. the witness] gave his wife the key he would put her (witness) in the ‘halfpenny’ place. 1901 Connaught Tel. 9 Mar. 4/5 It's gallivanting on the stage they are—transmogrificated into a theatrical company! There's evolution for you! Why,—the Darwinian Missing Link is only in the ha'penny place! 1998 S. Barry Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty v. 61 Something occurs that puts such straight-forward matters in the halfpenny place. 2021 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Oct. 15 What a nest of vipers it [sc. the book] reveals; the archest of Shakespearean arch-villains would be in the ha'penny place beside some of them. < as lemmas |
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