| 词汇 | amy dardin case |
| 词源 | Amy Dardin case; Amy’s case. An obsolete term for pro- crastination. Virginia widow Amy Dardin of Mecklenburg County submitted to Congress her claim to be compensated by the federal government for a horse impressed during the American Revolution, sending a bill every year from 1796 to at least 1815; some sources say she kept dunning Congress for 50 years before the procrastinating government paid. |
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