词组 | all gas and gaiters |
释义 | all gas and gaiters adjective used as a derisory description of bishops and other church dignitaries; pompous nonsense UK, 1967 Originally “all is gas and gaiters”, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, 1838–1839. Repopularised as a useful catchphrase by the BBC situation comedy All Gas and Gaiters, 1967–1971. |
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