| 单词 | tug of love |
| 释义 | > as lemmastug of love c. tug of love, a conflict of affections; spec. a contest for custody of a minor; also (with hyphens) attributive.Perhaps influenced by the title of a comedy ‘The Tug of Love’ by I. Zangwill (1907). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > for affections or custody tug of love1973 1973 Times 9 Nov. 20/7 The Houghton committee was set up after some highly-publicized ‘tug of love’ cases, and recommended making it easier for long-term foster-parents..to adopt. 1977 Daily Mirror 21 Mar. 13/1 Back home in the arms of her mother, a tiny tug-of-love girl sleeps peacefully. The girl..had been taken to California after being snatched by her father. 1984 Times 12 Oct. 2/2 ‘Tug of love’ cases where a child is seized by one parent from another. < as lemmas |
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