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

Chiefly U.S. Politics. to drain the swamp: to rid an institution or society of an entrenched and harmful influence, esp. a source or agent of corruption.In later use, popularized by the use by Ronald Reagan in quot. 1982. See also quot. 1982 at up to one's armpits in alligators at alligator n.² Phrases from the same speech.Frequently as part of an extended metaphor; see also when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember that you're there to drain the swamp at alligator n.² Phrases.

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1899 Arena June 769 The swamp of bossism and corruption is at last being drained, and the solid ground of honest and popular administration is being regained.

1912 V. L. Berger Broadsides 107 We should have to drain the swamp—change the capitalist system—if we want to get rid of those mosquitos.

1982 R. Reagan in Register (Orange County, Calif.) 21 Jan. a17/1 That is why you're here and I'm here:..to drain the swamp of over-taxation, over-regulation and runaway inflation that has dangerously eroded our free way of life.

2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. a20 House Republicans made it clear that they had no real intention of draining the Washington swamp.

单词	to drain the swamp
释义	> as lemmas to drain the swamp Chiefly U.S. Politics. to drain the swamp: to rid an institution or society of an entrenched and harmful influence, esp. a source or agent of corruption.In later use, popularized by the use by Ronald Reagan in quot. 1982. See also quot. 1982 at up to one's armpits in alligators at alligator n.² Phrases from the same speech.Frequently as part of an extended metaphor; see also when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember that you're there to drain the swamp at alligator n.² Phrases. ΚΠ 1899 Arena June 769 The swamp of bossism and corruption is at last being drained, and the solid ground of honest and popular administration is being regained. 1912 V. L. Berger Broadsides 107 We should have to drain the swamp—change the capitalist system—if we want to get rid of those mosquitos. 1982 R. Reagan in Register (Orange County, Calif.) 21 Jan. a17/1 That is why you're here and I'm here:..to drain the swamp of over-taxation, over-regulation and runaway inflation that has dangerously eroded our free way of life. 2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. a20 House Republicans made it clear that they had no real intention of draining the Washington swamp. extracted from swampn. < as lemmas
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