| 词组 | in the family way |
| 释义 | Idiom in a family way and in the family way Theme: PREGNANCY pregnant. (Informal.)I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way.Our dog is in the family way. Slang in a family way and in the family way Theme: PREGNANCY mod. pregnant.I hear that Tracy is in a family way.Is she in the family way again? Idiom in the family way old-fashioned pregnant.Have you heard that Jean's in the family way? in a/the family wayeuphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin 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 the family wayverbSee in a family way in the family way Pregnant. |
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