| 单词 | old man's darling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold man's darling old man's darling n. a younger (sexual) partner or wife of an elderly man. Frequently in proverbial phrases. ΚΠ 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Iiiiv It ys better to be An olde mans derlyng, then a yong mans werlyng. 1697 E. Ravenscroft Anatomist III. i. 27 O Madam, you know not what a fine thing it is to be an old Man's darling. 1738 J. Swift Polite Conversat. 45 It is better to be an old Man's Darling, than a young Man's Warling. 1805 T. E. Hook Soldier's Return i. ii To pass my life A happy wife, Make me an old man's darling. 1878 H. J. Byron Partners for Life ii. 17 Never mind, sir. Better be an old man's darling, than a young man's slave. 1958 G. Bellairs Corpse at Carnival (1964) ix. 123 She's little more than a kid and he was sixty—I don't like old men's darlings. 1976 L. Black Healthy Way to Die ii. 14 The wife..was younger... It was obvious that her husband doted. The old man's darling. 1995 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 29 Oct. 37 I'd rather be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. < as lemmas |
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