| 词汇 | still have some snap left in one-s garters |
| 词源 | still have some snap left in one’s garters. An expression dat- ing back to the late 19th century and meaning “still energetic, not yet worn out.” “I really think,” Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana told the press on March 17, 1985, “that it’s better to retire on Uncle Earl’s terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.” Mr. Long was referring to his legendary uncle, former Louisiana governor Earl Long, who may have used the expression too. |
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