| 单词 |
brass neck |
| 释义 |
brass neck informal Cheek or effrontery: I didn’t think that his mother would have the brass neck to come round here...- And politicians have the impertinence, not to mention the brass neck, to continue to wonder why the public is disillusioned with them.
- Dozens of fleet-fingered axe heroes from around the country have left their bedroom mirrors behind to participate in the Scottish heat of a competition that requires more brass neck than bottleneck, more histrionics than electronics.
- Freeloaders and hangers-on from the union's various committees have been a fact of life on away trips with Scotland for a long time and at times their brass neck had to be seen to be appreciated.
See parent entry: brass |
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