| 单词 | nodding dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnodding dog nodding dog n. chiefly British (a) a small model of a dog with a head which nods, typically displayed in a car; (b) a sycophant; a yes-man (frequently attributive). ΚΠ 1987 G. Fulton in Edinb. Rev. No. 77 Two cars A red one a dented one With windscreen wipers Nodding dog Fizzy cassette In the William Hill's..Car park. 1998 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 22 Jan. I just like to push my ideas through, and why shouldn't I? I'm not paid to do a nodding dog act. 1999 M. Sawyer Park & Ride (2000) ii. 24 Outside school hours, my brother and I were such regular back-seaters that we could have been substituted with nodding dogs. 2000 People (Electronic ed.) 24 Feb. Even if you get onto a Commons committee you are no more than a nodding dog. < as lemmas |
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