| 单词 | irish promotion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish promotion Irish promotion n. slang a demotion; = Irishman's promotion n. at Irishman n. Compounds.Now likely to be considered offensive. ΚΠ 1843 Jack's Edition of Life at Sea xxxviii. 419 The result was a court-martial's conferring on him an Irish promotion, from his second to a third rate boatswain's warrant. 1889 D. C. Murray & H. Murray Dangerous Catspaw x. 159 Now maybe, White, you may think it's Irish promotion to be put on to sneaking after the Fielding record. 1932 F. W. Ward Between Big Parades vi. 86 He has been made the recipient of an ‘Irish’ promotion. That is, a reduction in grade from lieutenant colonel down to that of major. 2005 Guardian 5 Apr. (G2 section) 8/1 Being a priest, he was released without charge, but one day he expects an ‘Irish promotion’. < as lemmas |
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