词组 | chinless wonder |
释义 | Idiom chinless wonder British & Australian, humorous an English man from a high social class, who thinks he is intelligent and important, but who other people think is weak and stupid.He's just another chinless wonder doing a job that his Daddy got for him. chinless wonder noun an upper-class man who is naïve or foolish; or is considered to be foolish by virtue of his privileged circumstances. While 'chinless' may be an accurate physical description of some, figuratively it is seen to suggest a weakness of character UK, 1969chinless wonderA self-important upper class British man who is considered by others to be stupid or inexperienced. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Jill's incompetent manager is just a chinless wonder who got his job because he happens to be friends with the CEO. |
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