英语词组all wool and a yard wide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

all wool and a yard wide

Theme: KINDNESS

genuinely warmhearted and friendly. (Informal and folksy. Refers to woolen cloth that is 100% wool and exactly one yard wide.)

Old Bob is a true gentleman—all wool and a yard wide.The banker, hardly all wool and a yard wide, wouldn't give us a loan.

all wool and a yard wide

1. Of a person, very honorable. Of course Paul reported the crime he witnessed—he's all wool and a yard wide.

2. Of an object, high quality. That product already broke! It's not all wool and a yard wide, that's for sure.

all wool and a yard wide

Fig. trustworthy and genuinely good. (A description of good quality wool cloth.) Mary's a fine human being—all wool and a yard wide. I won't hear a word against Bill. He's all wool and a yard wide.

all wool and a yard wide

Genuine, not fake; of excellent quality; also, honorable. For example, You can count on Ned-he's all wool and a yard wide. This metaphorical term alludes to a length of highly valued pure-wool cloth that measures exactly a yard (and not an inch less). [Late 1800s]

all wool and a yard wide

of excellent quality; thoroughly sound.

Literally, this expression refers to cloth of the finest quality.

1974 Anthony Gilbert A Nice Little Killing No one will ever catch her…with an alibi all wool and a yard wide.

all wool and a yard wide

Genuine, not a sham. The expression comes from the yard-goods industry, where a seller would claim that a piece of cloth was 100 percent wool and measured fully a yard, in contrast to inferior material and short measures.

词组	all wool and a yard wide
释义	Idiom all wool and a yard wide Theme: KINDNESS genuinely warmhearted and friendly. (Informal and folksy. Refers to woolen cloth that is 100% wool and exactly one yard wide.) Old Bob is a true gentleman—all wool and a yard wide.The banker, hardly all wool and a yard wide, wouldn't give us a loan. all wool and a yard wide adjective excellent, reliable US, 1882 all wool and a yard wide 1. Of a person, very honorable. Of course Paul reported the crime he witnessed—he's all wool and a yard wide. 2. Of an object, high quality. That product already broke! It's not all wool and a yard wide, that's for sure. all wool and a yard wide Fig. trustworthy and genuinely good. (A description of good quality wool cloth.) Mary's a fine human being—all wool and a yard wide. I won't hear a word against Bill. He's all wool and a yard wide. all wool and a yard wide Genuine, not fake; of excellent quality; also, honorable. For example, You can count on Ned-he's all wool and a yard wide. This metaphorical term alludes to a length of highly valued pure-wool cloth that measures exactly a yard (and not an inch less). [Late 1800s] all wool and a yard wide of excellent quality; thoroughly sound. Literally, this expression refers to cloth of the finest quality. 1974 Anthony Gilbert A Nice Little Killing No one will ever catch her…with an alibi all wool and a yard wide. all wool and a yard wide Genuine, not a sham. The expression comes from the yard-goods industry, where a seller would claim that a piece of cloth was 100 percent wool and measured fully a yard, in contrast to inferior material and short measures.
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