| 单词 | bless another's cotton socks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbless another's cotton socks b. bless another's cotton socks and variants: used (usually parenthetically) to express affection, benevolence, or gratitude (sometimes with patronizing connotations). ΚΠ 1943 Punch 29 Sept. 274/2 Bless her little cotton socks! 1972 Times 6 Mar. 16/1 As always the ladies, bless their cotton socks, have won through. 1993 ‘A. McNab’ Bravo Two Zero (1994) iv. 76 The Americans had kit coming out of their ears, and bless their cotton socks, they'd happily swap you a cot for a couple of boxes of rations. 2003 Independent 8 July 14/4 [He] did not let his emotions bubble over until he won, when he wept, bless his Nike cotton socks, like a baby. < as lemmas |
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