| 词汇 | queer street |
| 词源 | Queer Street. The queer in this phrase, meaning to be in fi- nancial trouble, comes from the word query, not from any real city street. The expression arose two centuries ago, when mer- chants commonly put a query, or question mark next to the names of customers whose financial solvency was dubious. |
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