| 单词 | the answer to a maiden's prayer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe answer to a maiden's prayer b. the answer to a maiden's prayer: an eligible bachelor. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun] > marriageable person > man desirable or ideal as husband Mr Right1796 fairy prince1840 Prince Charming1855 the answer to a maiden's prayer1926 1801 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1947) VIII. 52 The maid of all-work's prayer!!] 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/1 Answer to a maiden's prayer, He's good looking. 1935 Mademoiselle Aug. 15 Here, you Freshmen, Seniors, et al, is the answer to a maiden's prayer. 1957 J. Fleming Maiden's Prayer ii. 109 You're the answer to a maiden's prayer, dear heart. No need for you to do a stroke of work, you can marry money and live the life of a gentleman. 1971 J. Brunner Honky in Woodpile xi. 83 I was still in college. Thought he was the greatest..answer to a maiden's prayer! 1987 Financial Times 19 May 26/4 The US dollar's fall..has made US companies much more attractive to foreign publishers... ‘It's the answer to a maiden's prayer,’ says..an analyst. < as lemmas |
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