词汇 | poor but clean |
释义 | Idiom poor but clean Theme: SOCIAL - ACCEPTABLE having little money but clean and of good habits, nonetheless. (Either offensive or jocular.)My salary isn't very high, and I only have two color TV sets. Anyway, I’m poor hut clean.When Fred uttered the phrase poor but clean in reference to some of the people working in the yard, Ellen went into a rage. poor but cleanHaving little money or being very inexpensive but still respectable, clean, and tidy in appearance. My mother drilled into us from a very young age that, even if we had no money, it was of the utmost importance to be poor but clean. Their modest home had very little in the way of furnishings, but what was there was presented very well. It was, to put it plainly, poor but clean. The boy stood in front of the president with his head held high, his clothes poor but clean, with as much dignity as any foreign dignitary. poor but cleanCliché having little money but clean and of good habits, nonetheless. (Either extremely condescending or jocular. Some people would consider it offensive.) My salary isn't very high, and I only have one old car. Anyway, I'm poor but clean. When Fred uttered the phrase "poor but clean" in reference to some of the people working in the yard, Ellen went into a rage. |
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