英语词汇bud的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bud
词源	bud. In its latest use, bud means the little receiver law en- forcement officers wear in their ears to get information or or- ders from fellow officers or superiors. It is so named because it resembles in size small buds on a plant. See nip in the bud.
随便看	you better believe you can bet your bottom dollar you can play with my dog you can play with my wife but you’d better leave my gun alone you can run but you can’t hide you can say that again you can take it to the bank you can whistle for it you can’t cheat an honest man you can’t cod me you can’t con me you can’t have your cake and eat it too you can’t judge a book by its cover you can’t keep a squirrel on the ground you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow-s ear you can’t win ’em all you could have heard a pin drop you couldn’t detect my interest with a high-powered telescope you don’t have money give yourself volunteer you don’t want to go there you furnish the pictures and i’ll furnish the war you gotta believe you have money give money you have the words but you don’t have the music you know it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch

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