词汇 | all wool and a yard wide |
释义 | Idiom all wool and a yard wide Theme: KINDNESS genuinely warmhearted and friendly. (Informal and folksy. Refers to woolen cloth that is 100% wool and exactly one yard wide.)Old Bob is a true gentleman—all wool and a yard wide.The banker, hardly all wool and a yard wide, wouldn't give us a loan. all wool and a yard wide adjective excellent, reliable US, 1882all wool and a yard wide1. Of a person, very honorable. Of course Paul reported the crime he witnessed—he's all wool and a yard wide. 2. Of an object, high quality. That product already broke! It's not all wool and a yard wide, that's for sure. all wool and a yard wideFig. trustworthy and genuinely good. (A description of good quality wool cloth.) Mary's a fine human being—all wool and a yard wide. I won't hear a word against Bill. He's all wool and a yard wide. all wool and a yard wideGenuine, not fake; of excellent quality; also, honorable. For example, You can count on Ned-he's all wool and a yard wide. This metaphorical term alludes to a length of highly valued pure-wool cloth that measures exactly a yard (and not an inch less). [Late 1800s] all wool and a yard wideof excellent quality; thoroughly sound.Literally, this expression refers to cloth of the finest quality. 1974 Anthony Gilbert A Nice Little Killing No one will ever catch her…with an alibi all wool and a yard wide. all wool and a yard wideGenuine, not a sham. The expression comes from the yard-goods industry, where a seller would claim that a piece of cloth was 100 percent wool and measured fully a yard, in contrast to inferior material and short measures. |
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