词汇 | peel me a grape |
词源 | Peel me a grape. This humorous request or command stems from an early Mae West movie in which the “Screen’s Bad Girl” tells her maid (Louise Beavers) to do same: “Peel me a grape, Beulah.” There is a 2002 song “Peel Me A Grape,” a favorite of sexy singers. See mae west. |
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