Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

短语

英格兰银行的别称

词形变化

the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

别名

Old Lady in Threadneedle Street

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The Bank of England.

    非正式

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London " […] Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose." "Well, by hokey that's an idea," admitted simple George Larch. "Why, they'd have to pay out on all that come in then or risk repudiating their own paper. It's lucky for the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street that we aren't in the wholesale business."

词源

From the bank's age and its location on Threadneedle Street.

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