单词 | person friday |
释义 | > as lemmasperson Friday person Friday n. a personal assistant who does all kinds of work; frequently used as a common-gender equivalent (cf. sense 2g) to man Friday; cf. girl Friday n. ΚΠ 1974 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 7 Nov. c2/5 In some states new laws prohibit any type of discrimination in hiring and consequently the Gal Friday has become a Person Friday. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie xiii. 281 He stood as witness, alongside his lifelong person-Friday, the astonishing Marigold Hunt, at our Catholic remarriage. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 10 June 54 We do a three-day unit called employment rights and responsibilities. It's about how to avoid becoming person Fridays. < as lemmas |
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