英语词组the sun is over the yardarm是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	the sun is over the yardarm
释义	the sun is over the yardarm it is the time of day when it is permissible to drink alcohol. informal ☞ This was originally a nautical expression: a yardarm is the outer extremity of a yard, a cylindrical spar slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from. The time of day referred to is noon, rather than 6 o'clock in the evening, as is often supposed. 1992Angela LambertA Rather English Marriage Have a snifter? Sun's over the yardarm, as they say in the senior service.
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