英语词组mutton dressed up as lamb是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

mutton dressed up 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 lamb

A 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 lamb

mutton dressed up as lamb

BRITISH

If 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 lamb

a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. British informal

Mutton 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.

词组	mutton dressed up as lamb
释义	Idiom mutton dressed up 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. (redirected from mutton dressed up as lamb) mutton dressed (up) as lamb A 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 lamb or mutton dressed up as lamb BRITISH If 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 lamb a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. British informal Mutton 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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