stand the gaff

短语

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词形变化

standing the gaff stands the gaff 三单 stands the gaff stood the gaff standing the gaff 现在分词 stood the gaff 过去式 stood the gaff 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To endure harsh criticism, rough treatment, or severe difficulties without complaining or breaking down.

词源

Became famous in the 1925 coalminers' strike in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada, when J E McClurg, vice-president of BESCO, intent on starving the strikers into submission, was heard laughing at the strikers, saying "They can't stand the gaff." It then became an expression of defiance for the miners.

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