词汇 | burn one with a feather |
词源 | burn one with a feather. A colorful example of old diner and luncheonette talk, meaning a chocolate malted milk with an egg mixed in it. Another example is burn the British, which means a toasted English muffin. Of these orders related to the chef by the waiter or waitress, a few have stood the test of time. Nobody, for example, has improved on one to go for a take-out order or on nervous pudding for Jell-O. |
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