英语词汇many happy returns的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	many happy returns
词源	many happy returns. Up until the 19th century this was a New Year’s Day and even April Fools’ Day greeting as well as the birthday greeting that it exclusively is today. What the words wish, of course, is that the happy day returns again many times, not the hope that one will get many “returns,” or birth- day presents, as some children think.
随便看	it-s the berries it-s the only ballgame in town it-s the pits itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini it worked i vant to be alone ivory soap ivory tower ivy ivy league i want you iwo jima i would like my roses to see you i wouldn’t know him from adam-s off ox i wouldn’t touch it with an 11-foot pole iww ixion ixion-s wheel ixnay ixtacihuatl izvestia i’d rather dine with jack ketch i’d rather not go there i’d sooner sleep in the pasture and pick corn out of horsedroppings i’d sooner vote for the devil

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