| 词组 | mutton dressed as lamb |
| 释义 | Idiom mutton dressed as lambmutton dressed (up) as lamb British, informal an offensive way of saying that a woman is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman.Do you think this skirt is too short? I don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb. mutton dressed (up) as lambA disparaging term for an older woman who tries unsuccessfully to look much younger or finds herself attractive in the style of younger women. Primarily heard in UK. I don't know what she's thinking wearing a dress like that. She looks like mutton dressed as lamb! mutton dressed as lambormutton dressed up as lambBRITISHIf you describe a middle-aged or old woman as mutton dressed as lamb or mutton dressed up as lamb, you mean she dresses in a style which is suitable only for a younger woman. I'm always careful to avoid looking like mutton dressed as lamb. Note: Mutton is the meat of an adult sheep, and lamb is the meat of a young sheep, as well as being the name of the animal itself. mutton dressed as lamba middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. British informalMutton occurs in various derogatory contexts relating to women. It has been used as a slang term for prostitutes from the early 16th century, for example, while the phrase hawk your mutton means ‘flaunt your sexual attractiveness’ or (of a prostitute) ‘solicit for clients’. 1988 Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses Mutton dressed as lamb, fifty plus and batting her eyelashes like an eighteen-year-old. |
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