lie ill in one's mouth

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To sound artificial or contradictory. idiomatic,intransitive
    — Connolly himself proved the complete pragmatist and it lies ill in his mouth to rail against lack of creativity when his influence has contributed to it.

词形变化

lies ill in one's mouth present,singular,third-person lying ill in one's mouth participle,present lay ill in one's mouth past lain ill in one's mouth participle,past
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