| 单词 | queen for a day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasqueen for a day P4. queen for a day: a woman who enjoys the advantages of wealth, fame, or power for a brief period.In quot. 1839 as part of a summary of a French comic opera La Reine d'un jour. ΚΠ 1839 Morning Post 25 Sept. Francine at Brighton becomes the Queen for a day, receiving homage from Charles's partisans, and exposed to danger from the Roundheads. 1940 Rotarian July 51/1 The Club builds up a fund which is distributed among indigent mothers of the community when tradition makes them ‘Queens for a Day’. 1978 Maclean's 18 Dec. 18 (caption) When the G-G [sc. Governor General] was Queen for a day. 2010 R. Carr Angel's Peak xii. 256 Every young girl dreams of that special event when she's gowned in splendor and is queen for a day. < as lemmas |
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