| 词组 | in a/the family way |
| 释义 | in a/the family wayeuphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way! *in a family wayand *in the family wayFig. pregnant. (*Typically: be ~; get someone ~.) I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way. Our dog is in the family way. in the family wayPregnant, as in Mary's in the family way again. This euphemistic expression dates from the late 1700s and may be dying out. in the family waypregnant. informalin the ˈfamily way(old-fashioned, informal) pregnantin a family wayand in the family way mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way. in the family wayverbSee in a family way in the family way Pregnant. |
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