| 单词 | old pals act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold pals act old pals act n. (also old pal's act, old pals' act; similarly old pals network) a system of cooperation or favours based on prior acquaintance. ΚΠ 1943 R. Llewellyn None but Lonely Heart xvi. 89 Old Ted never give credit, not even on the Old Pal's Act. 1949 M. Allingham More Work for Undertaker (1952) iii. 32 Cups of tea, gossip, old pals act generally almost any evening. 1972 E. Grierson Confessions of Country Magistrate i. 7 What is this mysterious process by which the man in the street is suddenly transformed into the magistrate on the bench? How, if not by the Old Pals' Act or the Signs of the Zodiac, is the miracle accomplished? 1973 Times 23 May 2/3 All these favours given by the Post Office on the old pals network. 1993 R. Murphy Smash & Grab x. 130/1 Sonny the Yank..protested that he was only at Hyde Park Mansions under the Old Pals Act. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。