| 单词 | the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe hand that rocks the cradle rules the world h. the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world and variants: the person (esp. the mother) who nurtures and raises a child moulds his or her nature, and thereby determines the person he or she will become, and hence the type of society the next generation will create. Now frequently in shortened form, as the hand that rocks the cradle. ΚΠ 1836 G. W. Bethune in Amer. Christian Instructor Apr. 384 It may be said, with great truth and certainty, that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. 1873 W. R. Wallace in Latter-Day Saints' Millenial Star 15 July 448/2 For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. a1916 ‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 158 You can't prevent it; it's in the nature of the sex. The hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world, in a volcanic sense. 1979 Guardian 12 June 9/6 The hand that rocks the cradle may rule the world but..the hand itself is controlled by the state. 2011 Daily Variety (Nexis) 10 June 53 The imams may be male, but the day-to-day life of the country..is ruled by the hand that rocks the cradle. < as lemmas |
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