| 释义 |
cupboard love
cupboard love n a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cupboard love - a show of affection motivated by selfishnessbenignity, kindness - a kind act |
Translationscupboard love
cupboard loveLove that is ultimately motivated by greed. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Ever since I won the lottery, I worry that any woman who expresses a romantic interest in me will just be a case of cupboard love.See also: cupboard, lovecupboard love BRITISHYou use cupboard love to mean the insincere affection that children or animals show to someone who they think will give them what they want. My kids give me such a lovely welcome when they see me, I don't care if it is cupboard love. Note: The idea here is that cupboards often contain food or something else that a child or animal might want to have. See also: cupboard, loveˈcupboard love (British English) affection that somebody shows towards somebody else in order to get something: The cat seems especially fond of her, but it’s just cupboard love. She’s the one who feeds him. Cupboard here refers to food, which is kept in a cupboard, so this idiom originally meant showing love to somebody in order to get food.See also: cupboard, lovecupboard love
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