| 词汇 | a poor man's |
| 释义 | Idiom a poor man'sa poor man's (someone/something) someone or something that is similar to a well-known person or thing but is not as good.He was only ever a mediocre singer - they used to call him 'the poor man's Frank Sinatra'.'So what did you think of the film?' 'It was just a poor man's 'Pulp Fiction'.' poor man'sA less desirable substitute for the genuine item. The local artist became known as the poor man's Picasso. I was happy with my new car, even though my friends called it a poor man's Jaguar. the poor man's somethingIf you describe something as the poor man's something, you mean that it is similar to the second thing, but less expensive to buy or of lower quality. To some people, chicken livers are the poor man's foie gras. Note: People sometimes say that a person is the poor man's someone, meaning that they do something similar to that person, but not as well. Throughout his career Jason Bateman has been the poor man's Michael J. Fox. the poor man's —an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified. 1991 Canberra Times Just as alarming is the prospect of FAEs, Fuel-Air Explosives… known as the poor man's atom bomb. |
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