oh, my stars and garters

短语

别名

oh my stars and garters

释义与例句

interj.
  1. 1.

    Expression of astonishment.

词源

Attested (in the figurative sense) since before 1763 (see James Otis' 1763 pamphlet, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved: "These representations of us, many of the good people of England swallow with as much ease, as they would a bottle-bubble, or any other story of a cock and a bull; and the worst of it is, among some of the most credulous, have been found Stars and Garters."). For the stars, see oh my stars. The garters refer to a heraldic order (in a stellar shape) that British monarchs could bestow. Together they were used as a name for the trappings of high office or the individuals who occupied such.

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