英语词汇queen anne-s fan的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	queen anne-s fan
词源	Queen Anne’s fan. Since the beginning of the 18th century, this term has stood for putting the thumb to the top of the nose and spreading out and wiggling the fingers. It is said to be named after England’s Queen Anne (1665–1714), who often hid her face behind a fan. The rude gesture is also called “Anne’s fan,” “Spanish fan,” “cock a snook,” and “thumb one’s nose.”
随便看	when in doubt win the trick when in rome do as the romans do when it hits the fan when my ship comes in when one door shuts another opens when the cat-s away the mice will play when the cocqcigrues come when the going gets tough the tough get going when the rubber hits the road when the shit hits the fan when the world grows honest when two people ride a horse one must ride behind when you call me that smile when you seek revenge dig two graves—one for your enemy one for yourself where have all the flowers gone where-s the beef where-s the fire where-s the rest of me where the hoot owl hollers at noon where there-s smoke there-s fire wherewithal whig whip city whip of god whippet

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