| 单词 | subaltern's lunch |
| 释义 | > as lemmassubaltern's lunch subaltern's lunch n. (also subaltern's luncheon) humorous (now rare) a meal consisting of a glass of water and the act of tightening one's belt. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > a drink of subaltern's lunch1897 1897 Baily's Mag. Apr. 267/1 ‘A glass of water and a pull at your belt’ was the old notion of a subaltern's lunch. 1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service 50 The traditional ‘subaltern's luncheon’—‘a glass of water and a pull at the waistbelt’. 1996 M. Morton Cupboard Love 351 Subaltern's luncheon..A subaltern is often asked to work through the meal hour, leading to the phrase subaltern's luncheon, a meal the officer partakes of by drinking a glass of water and tightening his belt. < as lemmas |
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