| 单词 | to have salt in one's porridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have salt in one's porridge P5. to have salt in one's porridge and variants: to earn (money, status, etc.) (usually in negative contexts). ΚΠ 1745 J. D. Let. from Distinguished Lady 10 Then forsooth Principles came up again, and nobody was to have salt to their Porridge, as we say in my country, that had not Abilities. 1764 S. Foote Patron i. 17 I never got salt to my porridge till I mounted at the Royal Exchange. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 65 He can nae buy sa't for's parritch. 1836 Times 26 July 2/2 If a redistribution of property took place in that diocese,..the clergy of it would not even have salt to their porridge. 1996 People (Nexis) 29 Dec. Brown will put a swagger in our kilt, salt in our porridge and a qualifying ticket in our sporran in the months ahead. < as lemmas |
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