blessed assurance

短语

发音

US /ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/

词形变化

blessed assurances 复数 blessed assurances

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    buttocks, ass.

    美国 委婉

    I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.

词源

From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.

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