英语词组a dusty answer是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idioma dusty answer BrEBrEan unhelpful reply that is given instead of the help or information that you have asked for, especially by a business company or official organization:In those days, if you asked the bank for a loan, you got a dusty answer, unless you owned property or shares.I wrote to ask them for an interview, and they gave me a very dusty answer.

a dusty answer

old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer.

a dusty answer

a dusty reply

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply.

a dusty answer

a curt and unhelpful reply. British

The source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’

a dusty ˈanswer

(old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer.

词组	a dusty answer
释义	idioma dusty answer BrEBrEan unhelpful reply that is given instead of the help or information that you have asked for, especially by a business company or official organization:In those days, if you asked the bank for a loan, you got a dusty answer, unless you owned property or shares.I wrote to ask them for an interview, and they gave me a very dusty answer. a dusty answer old-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer. a dusty answer or a dusty reply BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply. a dusty answer a curt and unhelpful reply. British The source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’ a dusty ˈanswer (old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer.
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