lace-curtain
adjective
lace-cur·tain ˈlās-ˈkər-tᵊn 
: copying middle-class attributes : aspiring to middle-class standing
Word History
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
- throw oneself into
- throw oneself on the mercy of
- throw oneself on the mercy of (someone)
- throw oneself on the mercy of someone
- throw out
- throw out the baby with the bathwater
- throw out the welcome mat
- throw out the window
- throw over
- throw pearls before swine
- throw pillow
- throw punches
- throw rug
- throw shade
- throw someone a bone
- throw someone a curve
- throw someone a curveball
- throw someone a kiss
- throw someone for a loop
- throw someone for a loss
- throw someone off (his stride
- throw someone off her) stride
- throw someone under the bus
- throw something out the window
- throw stick