Christmas comes but once a year
谚语
英文释义
谚语
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Used to emphasize the annual distinctiveness of Christmas, especially in contexts where either the special joys or tribulations of the holiday are described.
— At Christmas play and make good cheere, / For Christmas comes but once a yeere.
词源
Apparently coined by the English poet Thomas Tusser (c. 1524 – 1580): see the 1580 quotation.
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