英语词汇drunk as a lord的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	drunk as a lord
词源	drunk as a lord. Both drunk as a lord and drunk as a beggar were coined in the mid 17th century, but only the former ex- pression survives today—perhaps because most drunks like to consider themselves lords rather than beggars. Three hundred years ago there were no class restrictions on drinking in En gland and anyone could buy enough gin to get drunk on for a penny.
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