| 单词 | the patience of job's turkey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe patience of Job's turkey b. U.S. humorous. (as) poor as Job's turkey used as a type of extreme poverty or (occasionally) patience; also the patience of Job's turkey. ΚΠ 1817 J. M. Scott Blue Lights 137 (note) To be as poor as Job's turkey, has passed into a proverb. 1824 The Microscope 22 May 42/2 We have seen fit to say ‘the patience of Job's turkey’, instead of the common phrase, ‘as patient as Job’. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. ii. 24 Well, I'm e'en a'most starved, and Captain Jack does look as poor as Job's turkey. 1871 E. Eggleston Hoosier School-master iv. 39 But laws! don't I remember when he was poarer nor Job's turkey? 1901 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 233/2 I knew she was as poor as Job's turkey by her looks. 1996 F. Chappell Farewell I'm bound to leave You (1997) 45 Only just quiet and watchful and poor, as the saying goes, as Job's turkey. < as lemmas |
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