out-paramour the Turk

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To have many romantic affairs.

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词源

Uttered by the character Edgar in Shakespeare's King Lear (see quote). Likely a reference to one of various Ottoman Sultans (often referred to as the Grand Turk) famous for their large harems, or to the more general practice of polygyny associated with Islam.

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