英语词汇“the potato”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. slang. the potato: the (very, real, or proper) thing, the correct or excellent thing (now rare). (the) clean potato (originally Australian): (designating) a person who, or activity, etc., which, is legitimate, honest, or beyond reproach. Hence not (quite) the clean potato and variants: not completely sound or reliable; not (quite) the right or real thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person

the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776

(the) genuine article1794

(the) clean potato1822

the real McCoy1848

the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854

to deliver the goods1870

the McCoy1931

straight arrow1969

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > shadiness or fishiness > thing or person

not (quite) the clean potato1822

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > person or people

man of worship1340

worthya1393

anybody1802

prince1864

(the) clean potato1880

righto1908

V.I.P.1933

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 370 The Bishop's first two volumes are not quite the potato.

1836 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood (rev. ed.) Introd. p. xviii Larry is quite ‘the potato!’

1853 H. B. Jones Adventures in Austral. 119 You do not know whether the man who addresses you is or has been a convict; and it is not very complimentary to ask one who speaks to you, ‘Are you’, in the idiomatic phraseology of the bush, ‘a clean potato’.

1880 R. M. Jephson Pink Wedding III. i. 29 I am convinced he is a first-rate one—quite the clean potato, in fact.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer III. xxvii. 104 ‘Well,’ said Mr. Cottonbush,..‘it ain't quite the clean potato, of course [sc. to steal a neighbour's grass]; but if your sheep's dying at home, what can you do?’

1913 J. Galsworthy Dark Flower ii. vii. 137 A suspicion he had always entertained, that Cramier was not by breeding ‘quite the clean potato’.

1939 G. Heyer No Wind of Blame iv. 80 It isn't at all the clean potato. In fact, it's very dishonourable.

1962 T. Ronan Deep of Sky 42 Some of the grand old pioneers and land-takers of history were not quite the clean potato.

2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 27 May 4 The committee accepted Mr Innes's version as opposed to the version by Mr Law, that he had done nothing wrong—that he was clean potato.

单词	the potato
释义	> as lemmas the potato c. slang. the potato: the (very, real, or proper) thing, the correct or excellent thing (now rare). (the) clean potato (originally Australian): (designating) a person who, or activity, etc., which, is legitimate, honest, or beyond reproach. Hence not (quite) the clean potato and variants: not completely sound or reliable; not (quite) the right or real thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776 (the) genuine article1794 (the) clean potato1822 the real McCoy1848 the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854 to deliver the goods1870 the McCoy1931 straight arrow1969 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > shadiness or fishiness > thing or person not (quite) the clean potato1822 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > person or people man of worship1340 worthya1393 anybody1802 prince1864 (the) clean potato1880 righto1908 V.I.P.1933 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 370 The Bishop's first two volumes are not quite the potato. 1836 W. H. Ainsworth Rookwood (rev. ed.) Introd. p. xviii Larry is quite ‘the potato!’ 1853 H. B. Jones Adventures in Austral. 119 You do not know whether the man who addresses you is or has been a convict; and it is not very complimentary to ask one who speaks to you, ‘Are you’, in the idiomatic phraseology of the bush, ‘a clean potato’. 1880 R. M. Jephson Pink Wedding III. i. 29 I am convinced he is a first-rate one—quite the clean potato, in fact. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer III. xxvii. 104 ‘Well,’ said Mr. Cottonbush,..‘it ain't quite the clean potato, of course [sc. to steal a neighbour's grass]; but if your sheep's dying at home, what can you do?’ 1913 J. Galsworthy Dark Flower ii. vii. 137 A suspicion he had always entertained, that Cramier was not by breeding ‘quite the clean potato’. 1939 G. Heyer No Wind of Blame iv. 80 It isn't at all the clean potato. In fact, it's very dishonourable. 1962 T. Ronan Deep of Sky 42 Some of the grand old pioneers and land-takers of history were not quite the clean potato. 2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 27 May 4 The committee accepted Mr Innes's version as opposed to the version by Mr Law, that he had done nothing wrong—that he was clean potato. extracted from potaton. < as lemmas
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