one of His Majesty's bad bargains
短语发音
AU
词形变化
not attested
复数
释义与例句
n.
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1.
An incapable (sick, etc) or incompetent soldier.
古体 习语 罕用
词源
Suggesting that the soldier is not worth the pay he receives (the King's shilling).
来源：wiktionary