单词 | shithouse rat |
释义 | > as lemmasshithouse rat shithouse rat n. a rat inhabiting a privy (used in similes as the typical or extreme example of a quality). ΚΠ 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 326 Cute as a shithouse rat. 1967 ‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp (1998) viii. 131 Yeah, Kid, he lives just around that next corner, in a penthouse. Like I told you he's lucky as a shit-house rat. 1982 D. Arnason 50 Stories & Piece of Advice 25 Elwood Crooke is clean crazy. He scratched his head. Crazy as a shithouse rat, our Elwood. 2009 J. Henry Blood Sunset xxv. 232 You're as shifty as a shithouse rat, you know that? < as lemmas |
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