| 单词 | you can't get the staff these days |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyou can't get the staff these days h. British. you can't get the staff these days and variants: used (often humorously or ironically) to indicate something has not been done or maintained properly or that someone's efforts have failed to meet expectations. Π 1984 Guardian 28 Apr. 10/2 A queue has formed at the ticket office and is beginning to make irritable but British noises like ‘You can't get the staff’ and ‘Personally I blame Ramsay MacDonald’. 2011 A. Harris Miracle on Regent Street xvi ‘No I haven't,’ Carly says, rolling her eyes at me as if to say, ‘You can't get the staff these days.’ 2020 @MousecowToday 30 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 10 June 2022) Mousecow [sc. a pet cat] is having a trying morning as the servants haven't opened the curtains for her. You just can't get the staff nowadays. 2022 @Cunningham_UK 10 June in twitter.com (accessed 10 June 2022) Why was blurring this person's face, and not cropping the image (or taking a better photo) the design choice here? Can't get the staff these days! < as lemmas |
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