英语词汇“monkey's allowance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† monkey's allowance n. [with allusion to performing monkeys, who picked up coins for their masters but often received only kicks in return] colloquial (Obsolete rare) a physical punishment such as a beating, or whipping; also figurative.

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1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Monkey Monkey's allowance; more kicks than halfpence.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ii. 18 You'll find monkey's allowance—more kicks than half-pence.

1841 J. Keble Let. in G. Bathiscombe John Keble (1963) xii. 226 I have no great appetite just at present to go where many clergy meet, for I expect I shall get (to use a significant expression) a monkey's allowance. So I stay to be kicked at home.

1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Monkeys' lowance, a whipping.

1898 A. J. Boyd Shellback 369 Procure for the boys what is known as ‘monkey's allowances’—more kicks than halfpence.

单词	monkey's allowance
释义	> as lemmas monkey's allowance † monkey's allowance n. [with allusion to performing monkeys, who picked up coins for their masters but often received only kicks in return] colloquial (Obsolete rare) a physical punishment such as a beating, or whipping; also figurative. ΚΠ 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Monkey Monkey's allowance; more kicks than halfpence. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ii. 18 You'll find monkey's allowance—more kicks than half-pence. 1841 J. Keble Let. in G. Bathiscombe John Keble (1963) xii. 226 I have no great appetite just at present to go where many clergy meet, for I expect I shall get (to use a significant expression) a monkey's allowance. So I stay to be kicked at home. 1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases Monkeys' lowance, a whipping. 1898 A. J. Boyd Shellback 369 Procure for the boys what is known as ‘monkey's allowances’—more kicks than halfpence. extracted from monkeyn. < as lemmas
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