词汇 | greasy spoon |
释义 | greasy spoon Theme: RESTAURANT n. an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant.Let's eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people-watching is good.I wouldn't be caught dead in a greasy spoon like that. Idiom greasy spoon informal a small, cheap restaurant which mainly serves fried food of a low quality.There's a greasy spoon on the corner of his street where he usually has breakfast. greasy spoon noun an inexpensive and all-around low-brow restaurant US, 1912greasy spoonA small restaurant or diner, especially one that serves fried foods. Every time I go on a road trip, I make it a point to stop at a greasy spoon for at least one of my meals. greasy spoonFig. a cheap diner, where the silverware might not be too clean. The corner greasy spoon is always busy at lunchtime. greasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving short-order fried foods. For example, College students short of cash tend to eat a lot in that greasy spoon. This expression also implies that the restaurant is not very clean. [c. 1900] a greasy spoonINFORMALA greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. We ate at a greasy spoon called the Step Inn Cafe. greasy spoona cheap, run-down restaurant or cafe serving fried foods. 1968 Len Deighton Only When I Larf Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed. greasy spoon n. an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant. Let’s eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people-watching is good. greasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving greasy fried foods. This slangy expression, which dates from the early 1900s, also implies that the restaurant is not particularly clean. Len Deighton used it in Only When I Larf (1968), “Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed.” |
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