more life in a tramp's vest

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Used in comparisons to indicate that someone or something is devoid of life or animation. UK,slang,uncountable
    — We had been used to the patter and banter of the Gorbals and, after a particularly dull conversation with one of our new neighbours, my mother told me that she'd 'seen mair life in a tramp's vest'.

词源

A tramp's vest might be expected to be infested with living things such as fleas.
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