| 单词 | to keep one's hand on one's halfpenny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep one's hand on one's halfpenny b. British slang. to keep one's hand on one's halfpenny: (esp. of a woman) to refrain from sexual activity; to remain chaste or celibate. Π 1970 D. Clark Deadly Pattern vi. 146 ‘You were trying to find out whether she'd been keeping her hand on her ha'penny or not.’ ‘Quite right. She took her hand off it when she was sixteen, I suspect.’ 1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 10 Oct. 8 My mum always says: ‘Keep your hand on your halfpenny’—it's so embarrassing. 2019 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 Mar. 74 Best advice I was given... ‘Keep your hand on your ha'penny and your legs crossed.’ < as lemmas |
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