单词 | like mother, like daughter |
释义 | > as lemmaslike mother, like daughter (a) In proverbial expressions in the formula like ——, like ——, with the general sense ‘as is the first mentioned, so is the second’, typically where one of the specified parties can be expected to exert influence or control over the other by virtue of the relationship between them, e.g. like master, like man, like mother, like daughter, etc., [Compare classical Latin similem habent labra lactucam ‘like lips, like lettuce’ (compare quot. 1538 and lettuce n. 2); compare also similar expressions in Middle French and French, which apparently became common towards the end of the 16th cent., e.g. telle mère, telle fille (c1275 in Old French as tel la mère tele la fille), tel maître, tel vallet (1552 or earlier), tel pédagogue, tel disciple, telle racine, telle feuille (both 1581 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Simileis habent labra lactucas, a prouerbe applyed to theym, whiche beinge of lyke yll condicions, be matched togither, as a lewde seruaunt with an yll master, an vnruly people to a negligent gouernour, a shrewde wife to a frowarde husbonde &c. Lyke master lyke man. a1563 J. Bale King Johan (1969) ii. 1922 Lyke lorde, lyke chaplayne. 1596 E. Topsell Reward of Relig. iii. 66 Truely now is like seruant, like maister; like maide like mistresse, like father like sonne, like mother like daughter, such is the seede such is the haruest. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) i. i. 104 Like Hen, like Chicken. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) ii. ii. 29 Like Bitch, like Whelps. 1690 T. Plunket Char. Good Army Introd. 4 Those infernal Arms..have been led by such Wretches, as they are themselves; like Head, like Body; like Officers, like Souldiers. 1714 J. Adams Ahab's Evil 25 Obscene Discourses every where abounding, which could not otherwise be expected, when we had so great a Person for our Pattern; for like Prince, like People. 1770 G. Colman Portrait ii. 18 Like mistress, like maid. Like master, like man. Nature will be obey'd On a general plan. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful II. vi. 140 But like mother like child, they say. 1899 J. V. Bartlet Apostolic Age i. vii. 245 That the same member should express, now hate to man, and now love to God..violated a fundamental law of nature and of Grace: like root, like fruit. 1950 Hutchinson (Kansas) News-Herald 5 Oct. 4/1 (heading) Like government; like people. 1973 Jet 27 Sept. 21/2 My trainer, Bill Pearl, won that title [sc. Mr. Universe] when he was 42, and I hope to prove the saying, ‘Like teacher, like student’. 2013 F. W. Weldon New Countess 213 Probably Minnie had fallen in love with some mad artist and run off: like mother, like daughter. < as lemmas |
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