straw that stirs the drink

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The person who stimulates or inspires a group; the major factor affecting a trend or set of developments. idiomatic
    — Reggie Jackson . . . apparently presumed his charisma would assume command of the clubhouse. . . . " I'm the straw that stirs the drink," Reggie Jackson is quoted by Robert Ward in Sport magazine. "It all comes back to me."

词形变化

straws that stir the drink plural

词源

Possibly originating in 1977 with a widely-reported self-descriptive remark by baseball player Reggie Jackson.
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