| 单词 | accidents will happen in the best-regulated families |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaccidents will happen in the best-regulated families b. Also elaborated as accidents will happen in the best-regulated families and variants. ΚΠ 1791 Lady's Mag. Nov. 573/2 And mistakes will happen in the best regulated families; I have taken my opera fan to church.] 1819 ‘P. Atall’ Hermit in Amer. i. 29 Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xxviii. 291 ‘My dear friend Copperfield,’ said Mr. Micawber, ‘accidents will occur in the best regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence..of Woman.’ 1939 W. S. Maugham Christmas Holiday x. 285 Accidents will happen in the best regulated families... If you find you've got anything the matter with you..go and see a doctor right away. 1991 T. Jones Seagulls in my Soup xiii. 227 ‘Accidents happen in the best-regulated families,’ I said stupidly, trying to keep bloody screaming murder out of my voice. < as lemmas |
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