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penny-a-liner

/pen-ee-uh-lahy-ner/US // ˈpɛn i əˈlaɪ nər //

一分钱一分货,一分钱一线,一分钱一分货,一分钱一分钱的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chiefly British Archaic.

    • : a hack writer.

Examples

  • ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.

  • In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.

  • Because Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.

  • Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.

  • He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!

  • All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.

  • In 1603 it was ordered that one quart of best ale, or two of small, should be sold for one penny.

  • Urinary sediments may be studied under three heads: A. Unorganized sediments.