(noun.) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; 'pardon the expression'.
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双语例句
He has just been saying that he doesn't care to speak of it. 威尔基·柯林斯.月亮宝石.
By only raising my voice, and saying any thing two or three times over, she is sure to hear; but then she is used to my voice. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
In saying what he said then, he never looked at her; but looked at it and wrenched at it. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Why should I mind saying I want to get into society? 伊迪丝·华顿.快乐之家.
And what was Eva saying to Mammy on the stairs? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Little Dorrit tried to stop her from saying anything, but she answered that she would, she must! 查尔斯·狄更斯.小杜丽.
I could not help saying, If you were a wicked, designing man, how terrible would all this be! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
I have always been accused of being immoderate and saying too much. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
To hang out a sign saying Come right in; there is no one at home is not the equivalent of hospitality. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
But her mother held her back, saying, with a look she seldom wore. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
It seems to me that she might, by merely sitting quietly at his side, saying little and looking less, get nigher his heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
Will you give me a letter saying those words, which I can show to my sweetheart when he asks how I got the money? 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.
I was saying, she told him, that you must not worry about your work because I will not bother you nor interfere. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
He got up hastily, and saying, By the way, I must speak to Wright about the horses, shuffled quickly out of the room. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
I think Mr Headstone had better not say what he thinks of saying. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
The 'Family Record'--a registry of sayings, reminiscences, etc. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Nor is it strange that latter-day research should confirm so many sayings of the poets. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
One of his sayings may be quoted here: It is impossible to withdraw from the world, and associate with birds and beasts that have no affinity with us. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Tis one of the truest sayings ever spit out. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
Yet there were other sayings of theirs, which, when she reached the quiet safety of home, amused her even while they irritated her. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔.南方与北方.
Now, yo' say these are true things, and true sayings, and a true life. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔.南方与北方.
The multitude have something else to do than to read hearts and interpret dark sayings. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.