| 单词 | king's hard bargain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing's (or Queen's) hard bargain 3. Originally and chiefly British Navy slang. A person who is not considered to be worth the wages he or she is paid; a useless or lazy person, a shirker; esp. an incompetent member of the Royal Navy. In naval use more fully King's (or Queen's) hard bargain. Now chiefly in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] ribalda1250 brethelingc1275 filec1300 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 unsel155. pelf1551 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 scald1575 baggage1594 arrant1605 good-for-nothing1611 hilding1611 vauneant1621 idle-pack1624 thimble-maker1654 never-do-well1664 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 blackguard1732 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 good-for-naught1773 rip1781 mauvais sujet1793 scamp1808 waffie1808 loose fish1809 ne'er-do-good1814 hard bargain1818 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 rodney1877 git1939 no-hoper1944 piss artist1962 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iv. 205 He was, in short, to sum up all, What men a King's-hard-bargain call! 1833 W. F. Owen Service Afloat I. 54 Of those left to brave the storm on the present occasion, some had protections, one or two indentures, some were ‘hard bargains’, which the present formed a convenient opportunity of getting rid of. 1893 J. A. Barry Steve Brown's Bunyip 48 Let a couple of the hard-bargains sling their hammocks in the after-hold. 1901 G. Goodenough Handy Man Afloat & Ashore 162 One who, whether drunk or sober, is of no earthly use at his job is known as a Q.H.B., or Queen's hard bargain. 1941 Toronto Telegram 1 Nov. 18/3 Some of the gangs they got were hard bargains indeed. 1953 Manch. Guardian 10 July 2/3 There has always been a large number of National Service men of low intelligence qualifications... They are the Queen's hard bargains. 1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) i. 10 At least a third had been pressed into the Navy; there were several recent draughts; and there were some King's hard bargains. < as lemmas |
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