| 单词 | just off the boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjust off the boat P8. Originally U.S. In phrases indicating that a person is a recent immigrant, esp. one who is unassimilated or ignorant of the local customs or culture, as fresh off the boat, just off the boat, etc. Frequently depreciative. Cf. FOB n.4 ΚΠ 1929 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 16 Feb. 7/4 Pat McStay, just off the boat, who packed the fastest punch. 1938 Washington Post 4 July 10/5 He'd never been to Ireland then, but to listen to the catch in his voice you'd think he was fresh off the boat. 1968 N.Y. Times 21 Oct. 59/2 A man has two sons,..the one an Orthodox immigrant just off the boat, the other an uptown Yankee Doodle Dandy with a Nehru jacket. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 87 They had this act they used to do with Pa, making out they was simple and just off the boat speaking bad English. 1993 G. F. Newman Law & Order (rev. ed.) 54 All you done is give me a pull on my form. What d'you think, I just got off the boat? 2005 J. M. Coutts As Beacon Turns x. 94 I might be naive, but I didn't just get off the boat. There's more than just a moral issue here. < as lemmas |
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