英语词汇hewers of wood and drawers of water的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hewers of wood and drawers of water
词源	hewers of wood and drawers of water. This expression de- scribes people who aren’t particularly clever, those who depend more on physical labor for their livelihood. The old expression is from the Bible (Josh. 9:21).
随便看	the way of all flesh the web of life the whiskey is all right but the meat is weak the white queen the wilderness the world doesn’t make sense so why should i paint pictures that do the world is my oyster the world-s worst playwright they never go back to pocatello they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war anymore they shall not pass thick as jesse thimblerig thin air thingamabob thingamajig thin ice thinking cap think out of the box thinks one hung the moon and stars thin red line of heroes third commandment third degree third rail third rate

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