one-horse lawyer

短语

词形变化

one-horse lawyers 复数 one-horse lawyers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lawyer who has only worked in a small town, lacking the experience and sophistication of more prominent lawyers.

词源

From the agricultural phrase one-horse meaning 'to be drawn/worked by a single horse.' This led to "one-horse" being expanded to mean anything small or contemptible.

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