英语词汇pencil pusher的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pencil pusher
词源	pencil pusher; pencil-necked. Both of these are American- isms. The common pencil pusher, usually a contemptuous term for an office worker, is first recorded in 1890. Pencil-necked is of very recent origin, and recorded here because I have heard it several times and can find it listed in no dictionary of slang or standard English. Pencil-necked is a contemptuous reference to relatively genteel men made by the boisterous and bullnecked. I heard it last from a huge professional wrestler with bulging muscles in his neck who declared that only “pencil-necked geeks” don’t like to watch professional wrestling. See lead pencil.
随便看	you can play with my dog you can play with my wife but you’d better leave my gun alone you can run but you can’t hide you can say that again you can take it to the bank you can whistle for it you can’t cheat an honest man you can’t cod me you can’t con me you can’t have your cake and eat it too you can’t judge a book by its cover you can’t keep a squirrel on the ground you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow-s ear you can’t win ’em all you could have heard a pin drop you couldn’t detect my interest with a high-powered telescope you don’t have money give yourself volunteer you don’t want to go there you furnish the pictures and i’ll furnish the war you gotta believe you have money give money you have the words but you don’t have the music you know it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch you might as well appeal against the thunderstorm you never miss the water till the well runs dry

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