| 单词 | to smell of the shop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto smell of the (also †one's) shop P10. to smell of the (also †one's) shop: (a) to reflect unduly one's occupation or profession; (b) to reflect the influence of commerce or trade; to display the characteristics of a shopkeeper. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > shopkeeper or tradesman [verb (intransitive)] > be characteristic of shopkeepers to smell of the shop1692 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > use inelegant language [verb (intransitive)] > savour unduly of profession to smell of the shop1692 1584 R. Cosin Answer to Two Fyrst & Principall Treat. ii. x. 287 For the theft of Caius can not anie waie prooue, that Seius garment is too long wasted: and therefore his reason smelleth of the shopboord more than of the deske.] 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 362 Their very Religion smelt of the Shop. 1793 P. Hoare Prize i. 19 Nothing is so vulgar as for a man's conversation to smell of his shop! 1831 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. xvi. 320 Provided such double dealings did not smell too much of the shop, or indicate too much of the spirit of the common tradesman. 1913 tr. J. Turquan Great Coquette iii. 91 The whole affair smelt of the shop, and was far from poetical. 2006 A. K. Stuart Ohlrogge Devil's Waltz iii. 33 I don't like sending you to someone who smells of the shop,..but Mr. Chipple has so much money it could sweeten even the rankest odor. < as lemmas |
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