| 单词 | red-headed stepchild |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred-headed stepchild red-headed stepchild n. U.S. colloquial used as the type of a person who or thing which is neglected, unwanted, or mistreated; frequently in similative use. ΚΠ 1910 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 29 June 4/4 From the day the Republican party came into power the South has been treated like a red-headed stepchild. 1943 Chicago Defender 17 Apr. 15/3 The Farm Security Administration of the Department of Agriculture is the scapegoat and the red-headed step-child of the 78th Congress. 1975 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. iv. 15/6 Income distribution has always been the red-headed stepchild of liberalism, which has concentrated instead on providing services to the poor. 2004 J. Mohr Gasping for Airtime xiv. 250 The man who beat Joe Frazier like a redheaded stepchild. < as lemmas |
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