| 词汇 | houstonize |
| 词源 | houstonize. On April 13, 1832, Sam Houston, the soldier and political leader who became president of the Republic of Texas, fought and gave a beating to Congressman William Stanberry. As a result, houstonize became a synonym, but now only a historical curiosity, for “to beat someone up, especially a congressman.” Sam Houston’s name is better honored, of course, by the city of Houston, Texas. |
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