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词汇 God's gift to
释义
idiomGod's gift to1 if someone thinks they are God's gift to a group of people or an activity, they behave in an annoying way that shows they think they are more important to that group or activity than they really are :He's captain of the football team, and he obviously thinks he's God's gift to women.By the age of 29, he'd won two Oscars and could be forgiven for thinking he was God's gift to acting.2 something that makes a situation much easier for a particular group of people:The Prime Minister's nose was God's gift to political cartoonists.The drug, which was welcomed at first as God's gift to pregnant women, produced serious birth defects in children.

God's gift to (something)

A person who embodies the highest level of achievement in a particular area (which is stated after "to"). Almost exclusively used ironically or derisively. You walk around like you're God's gift to women, but when's the last time you actually had a date? He may think that he's God's gift to painting, but critics have found his work to be very derivative.

God's gift (to women)

Fig. a desirable or perfect man. (Usually sarcastic.) Tom thinks he's God's gift to women, but if the truth were known, they laugh at him behind his back. He acted like he was God's gift and I should be real grateful to be going out with him.

God's (own) gift to —

the ideal or best possible person or thing for someone or something (used chiefly ironically or in negative statements).
1998 Spectator Their [the English] hooligans, their pressmen, hell, even their footballers behave as if they were God's own gift to sport.

God’s gift (to somebody/something)

(ironic) a person who thinks that they are particularly good at something or who thinks that somebody will find them particularly attractive: He seems to think he’s God’s gift to women.
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