英语词汇monday-morning quarterback的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	monday-morning quarterback
词源	Monday-morning quarterback. Someone who plans strate- gies or criticizes the actions of others with the benefit of hindsight and not in the heat of battle is a Monday-morning quarterback. The Americanism is from football, dating back to the early 1940s, and originally referred to the fervid fan who tells anyone who will listen on Monday morning just what the quarterback in Satur- day’s or Sunday’s game should have done.
随便看	hat trick haul ass haul over the coals haussmannization have a bear by the tail have a brick in one-s hat have a burr in under his saddle have a card up one-s sleeve have a field day have a good nice day have an oar in another-s boat have at one-s fingertips have fishhooks in one-s pocket have his guts for garters havelock have one-s game shoes on have one-s heart in one-s throat have one-s innings have one-s number on it have other fish to fry haves and have-nots have someone-s number have the edge have the goods on have the inside track

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