| 单词 | show-me state |
| 释义 | > as lemmasShow-Me State 1. Also with capital initial(s). Designating or relating to the State of Missouri or its inhabitants. Esp. in Show-Me State: (a nickname for) Missouri. ΚΠ 1895 Omaha (Nebraska) Morning World-Herald 13 Aug. 2/1 The wheelmen settled down early in the evening to the old grind, with Hall still in the lead, setting a regular old ‘show me’ pace, but Clark got cold in the rear and came to the front... ‘Missouri!’..soon slipped to the front again. 1897 Sioux City (Iowa) Jrnl. 28 Sept. 3/7 The unsophisticated fellow from the ‘show me’ state. 1921 Jersey Bull. 15 June 1471/3 Very few states can claim such a great showing as the ‘show me’ farmers are putting up. 1958 South Central Bull. 18 22/1 He..was married to a woman from the Show-me State. 1967 Independent (Pasadena, Calif.) 19 Oct. a2/3 Helen was born in Carrolton [sic], Mo., another ‘Show Me’ gal. 2013 K. Irvin Love still Stands 7 Everywhere we were met with the lovely hospitality of the great Show-Me State. < as lemmas |
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