| 词汇 | bad cess to you |
| 词源 | bad cess to you. Many of us on hearing the Irish expression bad cess to you have assumed that the cess in the term is a cor- ruption of the word success. This, however, isn’t the case. The expression originated in Ireland, where cess meant an assess- ment or land tax. The words thus mean “May your taxes be raised.” |
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