| 单词 | rags to riches |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(from) rags to riches P6. (from) rags to riches: (from) extreme poverty to great wealth. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > advancing or progressing [phrase] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank > sudden rise in prosperity (from) rags to riches1897 a1753 J. S. Some Acct. Irish (1753) 34 Once in the quiet Possession of that Island, they would soon turn their Rags into Riches, their Corn and Cattle into Coin.] 1897 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 4 May 5/3 Tonight the play, ‘From rags to riches’ by E. E. Rose will be given. 1947 R. de Toledano Frontiers of Jazz 148 Goodman was the first real rags-to-riches success in the swing-jazz field. 1977 Cornish Times 19 Aug. 9/2 Last week's Cornish Times spelt out a success story with the rare theme of rags to riches by sheer hard labour. 2004 Nation (N.Y.) 5 Jan. 17/1 Over the past generation upward mobility has fallen drastically... This goes along with other studies indicating that rags-to-riches stories have become increasingly rare. < as lemmas |
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