as the actress said to the bishop

短语
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短语
  1. Used to highlight a sexual ambiguity in an innocent remark. UK,humorous
    — Heavens, that's a big one – as the actress said to the bishop.

词形变化

as the bishop said to the actress alternative said the actress to the bishop alternative said the bishop to the actress alternative

词源

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the occupation of actress was commonly associated with prostitute. The phrase plays on the contrasting natures of an actress or prostitute on one hand and a presumably (although possibly not actually) chaste bishop on the other.
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