| 单词 | mister milquetoast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMister Milquetoast A timid, submissive, or ineffectual person, a milksop. Also †Mister Milquetoast. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will > person of weak character or will mush-head1846 to be putty in a person's hands1867 invertebrate1869 jellyfish1883 zob1911 akratic1913 Milquetoast1932 weakie1959 1931 N.Y. Herald Tribune 16 Dec. 19/2 It deals with a timid purchasing agent for a drug company who casts off his Caspar Milquetoast complex when a quack physician tells him he has only three months to live.] 1932 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 June s-5/2 The Kringelein was a Mister Milquetoast. For thirty years he had accepted the insults, the long hours and the short pay of his Prussian boss. 1938 M. Fishback Safe Conduct vi. 70 Don't be a Milquetoast either, and be afraid to add it [sc. the bill] up. 1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited iii. 34 American men are Milquetoasts. 1972 L. O'Donnell Phone Calls vi. 73 You couldn't expect Norah to respect a Milquetoast. 1993 Observer 4 Apr. 23/8 The Lib Dems are also anxious to say that their recent votes with the Tories over Europe do not mean that they have become a party of soppy milktoasts. < as lemmas |
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