poor mouth
贫嘴,可怜的嘴,贫乏的嘴,贫民窟
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Informal.
- : a person who continually complains about a lack of money.
- : a plea or complaint of poverty, often as an excuse for not contributing to charities, paying bills, etc.
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Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
What they actually mean by that is, you know, he actually knows some people that are poor.
For those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
He did believe you, more or less, and what you said fell in with his own impressions—strange impressions that they were, poor man!
Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.
In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.