词组 | Lombard |
释义 | (redirected from Lombard)all Lombard Street to a China orangeVery probable or likely. London's Lombard Street has long been associated with the banking industry, while a "China orange" is considered an ordinary, unimportant thing. We'll definitely be able to beat the worst team in the league—it's all Lombard Street to a China orange. all Lombard Street to a China orangegreat wealth against one ordinary object; virtual certainty. datedLombard Street in London was originally occupied by bankers from Lombardy, and it still contains a number of London's principal banks. This idiom dates from the early 19th century, but the use of a China orange to mean ‘a worthless thing’ is recorded earlier. |
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