| 单词 | shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(from) shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves (in three generations) Originally U.S. Proverb. (from) shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves (in three generations) and variants: wealth gained in one generation of a family will be lost by the third generation.Expressing the idea that the first generation of a family will acquire wealth through hard work, the second will live an affluent life but lack a strong work ethic, and, as a result, by the third generation, the family will be reduced to their original circumstances. [Sometimes attributed to Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), Scottish-born American manufacturer and philanthropist, who is reported to have used the saying on several occasions (see, e.g., quot. 1886), but there is no evidence that it was coined by him. Compare (from) clogs to clogs (in three generations) at clog n. Additions.] ΚΠ 1874 Appleton’s Jrnl. 27 June 802/3 In America, where there are ‘but three generations from shirt-sleeves to shirt-sleeves’, the whole of a son's fortune is well spent upon his training, though he must go out into life with the tastes of a gentleman, and no income to support them. 1886 A. Carnegie Triumphant Democracy (1887) xvi. 253 There are but three generations in America from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves. Under such conditions an aristocracy of wealth is impossible. 1960 News Farmer Cooperatives June 8/2 From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves?.. Mr. Benham..gives us some reminders of what farmers went through to build today's cooperatives, and then presents some challenges to today's third generation on their preservation. 2019 Lehigh Valley Business (Nexis) 8 Nov. The melancholy aphorism from ‘shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations’ describes how too many family businesses transition from start up to tear down by the time the founder's grandchildren are ready to move into the corner office. < as lemmas |
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