| 单词 | benjamin's mess or portion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBenjamin's mess or portion Used allusively: the youngest (and, consequently, favourite) son of a family; also transferred; Benjamin's mess or portion: the largest share (with allusion to Genesis 43:34). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > definite or fixed > large the lion's share1790 Benjamin's mess or portion1840 slug1867 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > son > [noun] > youngest son cadet1646 Benjamin1913 1840 G. A. Lundie Jrnl. May in M. Duncan Missionary Life in Samoa (1846) xvii. 109 Our share was ten live pigs, (a truly Benjamin's portion). 1852 H. Greville Diary (1883) 417 Another person was chaffing Lady Colchester..upon the Government being designated ‘Benjamin's Mess’ [with allusion to Benjamin Disraeli]. 1913 ‘A. R. Hope’ Half & Half Trag. 219 The new uncle being my granny's Benjamin. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xviii. §1 Kit was his Benjamin of pupils. < as lemmas |
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