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"As black as Newgate's knocker" nghĩa là gì?
12 May, 2021
"As black as Newgate's knocker" -> nghĩa là đen thui, đen ngòm.
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A simile (ví von) you might hear from someone British: “as black as Newgate’s knocker”. ‘Newgate’s knocker’ was a synonym for age and toughness (cứng cỏi) in the 18th century; for instance, in this quote from The Batchelor: or, Speculations of Jeoffry Wagstaffe, Esq, 1769: “Dear Jack, I wish your old dad would tip off the perch (die) that you might come once more: damn it, he is as old as the knocker of Newgate”?
The inevitable question across the pond in America: could the U.S. Post Office ever go public, too? No, given that things at the USPS are as black as Newgate's knocker, it's highly unlikely it could anytime soon.
Sorry, Del Boy. I'm just reading these descriptions of the Phantom of the Market! Oh, it's good, Del. It's good! According to you and your family, we are looking for a 6ft 7 in dwarf, aged between 15 and 50, a white male with oriental (phương đông) features, who's as black as Newgate's knocker! And, oh yeah, he wears a deaf-aid!
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