英语词汇top dollar的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	top dollar
词源	top dollar. This expression, meaning “full value,” probably arose from the game of poker, from the image of the highest stack of poker chips on the table, the pile whose top chip or dollar is higher than all the rest.
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