swear like a trooper

To use profanities or vulgar language very freely and fluently. (An allusion to the rough language presumed to be used by military personnel.) My granny is the sweetest old lady you'll ever meet, but she swears like a trooper when she gets on the topic of something or someone she doesn't like.

See also: like, swear, trooper

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

swear like a trooper

to curse and swear with great facility. (The trooper here refers to a soldier.) Mrs. Wilson was known to swear like a trooper on occasion. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying.

See also: like, swear, trooper

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

swear like a trooper

Freely utter profanity or obscenity, as in The teacher was shocked when she heard one of the fathers begin to swear like a trooper. The troopers in this term were the cavalry, who were singled out for their swearing from the early 1700s on.

See also: like, swear, trooper

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

swear like a trooper

If someone swears like a trooper, they swear a lot. Mo was rude and abusive and swore like a trooper. Note: Nouns such as sailor or marine are sometimes used instead of trooper. The show has a heroine who drinks like a fish and swears like a sailor. Note: A trooper is a soldier.

See also: like, swear, trooper

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

swear like a trooper

swear a great deal.

A trooper was originally a private soldier in a cavalry unit. Troopers were proverbial for their coarse behaviour and bad language at least as early as the mid 18th century: in Pamela ( 1739–40 ), Samuel Richardson writes ‘she curses and storms at me like a Trooper’. Compare with lie like a trooper (at lie).

See also: like, swear, trooper

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

swear like a ˈtrooper

(old-fashioned, British English) use many swear words; use bad language: She’s only fourteen, but she swears like a trooper.

A trooper is a soldier.

See also: like, swear, trooper

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

swear like a trooper

in. to curse and swear with great facility. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying.

See also: like, swear, trooper

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

swear like a trooper, to

To spew forth profanity and/or obscenity. The troopers in question were the cavalry, who probably were no more apt to swear than other military men. Nevertheless, they were singled out from the early eighteenth century on, beginning with the unknown author of The Devil to Pay at St. James’s (1727).

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释义	swear like a trooper swear like a trooper To use profanities or vulgar language very freely and fluently. (An allusion to the rough language presumed to be used by military personnel.) My granny is the sweetest old lady you'll ever meet, but she swears like a trooper when she gets on the topic of something or someone she doesn't like. See also: like, swear, trooper Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. swear like a trooper to curse and swear with great facility. (The trooper here refers to a soldier.) Mrs. Wilson was known to swear like a trooper on occasion. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying. See also: like, swear, trooper McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. swear like a trooper Freely utter profanity or obscenity, as in The teacher was shocked when she heard one of the fathers begin to swear like a trooper. The troopers in this term were the cavalry, who were singled out for their swearing from the early 1700s on. See also: like, swear, trooper The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. swear like a trooper If someone swears like a trooper, they swear a lot. Mo was rude and abusive and swore like a trooper. Note: Nouns such as sailor or marine are sometimes used instead of trooper. The show has a heroine who drinks like a fish and swears like a sailor. Note: A trooper is a soldier. See also: like, swear, trooper Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. swear like a trooper swear a great deal. A trooper was originally a private soldier in a cavalry unit. Troopers were proverbial for their coarse behaviour and bad language at least as early as the mid 18th century: in Pamela ( 1739–40 ), Samuel Richardson writes ‘she curses and storms at me like a Trooper’. Compare with lie like a trooper (at lie). See also: like, swear, trooper Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary swear like a ˈtrooper (old-fashioned, British English) use many swear words; use bad language: She’s only fourteen, but she swears like a trooper. A trooper is a soldier. See also: like, swear, trooper Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary swear like a trooper in. to curse and swear with great facility. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying. See also: like, swear, trooper McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions swear like a trooper, to To spew forth profanity and/or obscenity. The troopers in question were the cavalry, who probably were no more apt to swear than other military men. Nevertheless, they were singled out from the early eighteenth century on, beginning with the unknown author of The Devil to Pay at St. James’s (1727). See also: like, swear The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a tough cookie a tough customer/cookie appear to a change of heart a mystery to (one) be in high spirits be in high/low spirits be in low spirits a turn of phrase able to do References in periodicals archive I'm a lone parent with a 13-yearold daughter who hears me swear constantly, yes I swear like a trooper at home. Keeping children's language swear-free NIGELLA Lawson may have put the sauce into cooking, while Gordon Ramsay has made it okay to swear like a trooper when things go wrong, but when it comes to good, old-fashioned common sense, Jamie Oliver is your man. Jamie saves the day according to a recent poll,; Food Jamie's Best Ever Christmas (Channel 4, 9pm) He's an old-fashioned man and doesn't swear at all in front of women so I took myself out while he put the doors on, in order to give him leeway to swear like a trooper if the need arose. people: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON Everyone loves an old lady who can swear like a trooper, and Walters' vocabulary would make Gordon Ramsay blush. Movie reviews: Walters is on a winner; DRIVING LESSONS *** 15 The only thing I do that he does is to swear like a trooper and blame every other driver for getting it wrong. Malone: The Husband But there's more to Macaulay than genial broadcaster and his stand-up show proves he can be rude, lewd and swear like a trooper. Email: REVIEWS "He can miaow like a cat, bark like a dog, wolf-whistle like a builder and, unfortunately, swear like a trooper. But he rarely swears at people who like him. Pets and their people: WHO'S A NAUGHTY BOY THEN Almost worth buying just to see Julia swear like a trooper. CARLING'S BLUE LABEL; COMEDY CORNER It was suggested that he wasn't too comfortable with Mo's touchy-feely approach or the fact that she can swear like a trooper. Ulster Man Of The People: Just harf a Mo please, David
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