英语词汇ought to be bored for the simples的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ought to be bored for the simples
词源	ought to be bored for the simples. An old-fashioned phrase said, often fondly or humorously, of a dimwitted person whose mind might be improved by boring a hole in his or her head to let some of the stupidity drain out. “Old Johnson ought to be bored for the simples; he’s seen better days.” The expression dates back to the late 19th-century or earlier.
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