let George do it

短语

释义与例句

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    Let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit.

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词源

Sometimes explained as derived from French laissez faire à Georges, a satirical reference to the multiform activities of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460–1510), but this is unlikely. Alternatively explained as a reference to Pullman porters, who were generically known as George.

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