| 单词 | old stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold stick old stick n. (with modifying adjective) a person (not necessarily an old one) of the kind specified. ΚΠ 1886 J. R. Rees Pleasures of Book-worm v. 178 Some disagreeable old stick has probably eaten an enormous dinner. 1949 E. Goudge Gentian Hill (1992) ii. ii. 161 Was this the man whom the Torre Abbey community spoke of sometimes as a dry old stick? 1958 A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot ii. 177 She's not a bad old stick but she does like things her own way. 2004 R. Finn Adept xi. 122 Should I button my lip when I'm with the gang or should I show them what a clever old stick I am? < as lemmas |
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