| 单词 | you're a fine one to talk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyou're (also he's, she's, etc.) a fine one to talk P8. you're (also he's, she's, etc.) a fine one to talk (of or about something): used ironically to indicate that someone is not in a position to criticize or give advice, usually because he or she is in a similar or worse situation, or prone to the same behaviour. Cf. sense A. 7c. ΚΠ 1874 ‘Miss Ellis’ After Holidays i. 3 ‘It's a shame that we should have so much more work than play.’‘..You're a fine one to talk of too much work,’ said David. 1916 R. H. Davis White Mice 261 Why should I not get married?.. You're a fine one to talk! You're the most offensively happy married man I ever met. 1982 P. Redmond Brookside (Mersey TV shooting script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 4. 13 Annabelle. She doesn't want us ‘making a fuss’. Paul. Huh..she's a fine one to talk. 1997 A. Khan-Din East is East (rev. ed.) i. i. 7 As for being sat around well you're a fine one to talk, ever since this trouble started in Pakistan, you're never away from the telly. 2008 S. A. Witmore Wheels of Danger 19 He's a fine one to talk about stubbornness; he always has to have his own way. < as lemmas |
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