thin as a yard of pump water
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Very thin (skinny).
— Her mother was betwixt and between, and her father the same; but Rosie was as thin as a yard of pump-water, and could—and did—eat like a beagle without ever putting-on an extra ounce. Maybe she was abusing her good-fortune.
词源
A stream of water falling approximately three feet from a water pump into a bucket is both straight and thin.
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