单词 | man's best friend |
释义 | > as lemmasman's best friend man's best friend n. an animal that performs valuable service to humans; spec. the dog, esp. as a domestic pet. ΚΠ 1841 United Service Jrnl. May 58 An episode of an..affecting nature, in the history of man's best friend, the noblest, and most attached animal in the creation, the dog. 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 393/1 Such a creature as a snake-eater is man's best friend. 1939 O. Lancaster Homes Sweet Homes 60 Beaten copper reminders that a man's best friend is his dawg (beloved of the golf-playing classes). 1993 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 10 Aug. d1 Man's best friend has been a dependable draw at the movies since the silents, when Rin-Tin-Tin was one of the screen's biggest attractions. < as lemmas |
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