英语词汇to handbag的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

to handbag. An interesting recent expression meaning “to treat a person or idea ruthlessly or insensitively,” especially for a woman politician to do so. The term, recorded in the OED, refers to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (who held office 1977–90) and the handbag she carried, which became “an often-noted symbol of her swaggering power when she was prime minister,” according to one news article. The word, first recorded in 1982, also suggests the handbag being used as a weapon against opponents.

词汇	to handbag
词源	to handbag. An interesting recent expression meaning “to treat a person or idea ruthlessly or insensitively,” especially for a woman politician to do so. The term, recorded in the OED, refers to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (who held office 1977–90) and the handbag she carried, which became “an often-noted symbol of her swaggering power when she was prime minister,” according to one news article. The word, first recorded in 1982, also suggests the handbag being used as a weapon against opponents.
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