英语词汇make a pig-s ear of的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	make a pig-s ear of
词源	make a pig’s ear of. An old saying meaning to make a mess of something. One explanation of the phrase is that the ear of a slaughtered pig is worthless, mostly gristle, not fit to eat. With few exceptions, most people just don’t fancy pig’s ears. See in a pig’s ear.
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