| 单词 | the family that prays together stays together |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe family that prays together stays together P7. colloquial (originally U.S.) the family that —— together stays together and variants (now frequently humorous or ironic): a family that shares a specified activity remains united or becomes closer and stronger; frequently in the family that prays together stays together.The phrase the family that prays together stays together was coined in 1947 by Al Scalpone, a professional commercial‐writer, and used by Father Patrick Peyton as the slogan of the Roman Catholic Family Rosary Crusade. The slogan was apparently first broadcast on 6 March 1947 during the radio programme Family Theater of the Air. ΚΠ 1915 Lenox (Iowa) Time-Table 7 Oct. 12/1 The family that plays together will stay together as well, and music makes for the good of all.] 1924 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 26 Feb. 1/8 The town where people play is the town where people stay; more play, more progress; the family that plays together, stays together; [etc.]. 1947 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. Star-News 20 Oct. 3/3 Father Peyton has always said that ‘a family that prays together, stays together.’ 1971 N.Y. Times 22 Nov. 41/1 They [sc. buttons] read.., ‘The Family that Smokes Together Chokes Together,’ and ‘The Family that Drinks Together Stinks Together.’ 1990 D. H. Watt Transforming Faith (1991) iv. 89 Billboards throughout the nation said that families that prayed together stayed together. 2005 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 29 July 1 It [sc. karate] has been good..as far as family unity is concerned. You might say the family that kicks together, sticks together. < as lemmas |
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