英语词汇one man-s meat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	one man-s meat
词源	one man’s meat. The complete saying is one man’s meat is an- other’s poison; that is, what is good for one person can be bad for another. A slight variation is one man’s meat is another man’s poison. American humorist E. B. White wrote the One Man’s Meat Department for Harper’s magazine from 1938 to 1943 and also wrote the New Yorker’s Talk of the Town essay columns.
随便看	don’t give up the ship don’t go shootin’ all the dogs ’cause one has fleas don’t go to the bad for the shadow of an ass don’t have a clue don’t hurry hopkins don’t know him from adam don’t let money burn a hole in your pocket don’t like the cut of his jib don’t look a gift horse in the mouth don’t look back something might be gaining on you don’t look now don’t make two bites of a cherry don’t play games with me don’t poke one-s nose into it don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today don’t say it if you can grunt it don’t sell the steak sell the sizzle don’t stick your neck out don’t take any wooden nickels don’t that take the rag off the bush don’t want to pick up that snake now don’t wash your dirty linen in public don’t write it if you can say it doodlebug doo-doo

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