jerry sneak

1. obsolete A man who has been thoroughly and continually dominated, intimidated, bullied, or browbeaten by his wife. Refers to a character in Samuel Foote's 1764 play The Mayor of Garratt. Lord Edgar used to be the most adventurous man I knew, but since getting married, he's become a real jerry sneak.

2. obsolete Someone who steals watches. I know that man—he's a jerry sneak who's stolen many a watch from my patrons!

词组	jerry sneak
释义	jerry sneak jerry sneak 1. obsolete A man who has been thoroughly and continually dominated, intimidated, bullied, or browbeaten by his wife. Refers to a character in Samuel Foote's 1764 play The Mayor of Garratt. Lord Edgar used to be the most adventurous man I knew, but since getting married, he's become a real jerry sneak. 2. obsolete Someone who steals watches. I know that man—he's a jerry sneak who's stolen many a watch from my patrons! See also: Jerry, sneak Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: sneak henpecked browbeat browbeat (one) into (something) browbeat into henpeck henpeck (someone) bully (one) into (something) bully into the biter gets bit
随便看	set out set out (for some place) set out (one's) stall set out on (one's) own set out to do set out to (do something) set out your stall set over set pen to paper set price set pulses racing set right set sail set sail for (some place) set sail for some place set sights on set somebody's teeth on edge set someone back set someone back on their heels set (someone) by the ears set (someone or oneself) up for (something) set (someone or something) above (someone or something) set (someone or something) back set (someone or something) back from (someone or something else) set (someone or something) before (someone or something)