Potomac fever

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of Potomac horse fever. uncountable
  2. A desire for political power. informal,uncountable
    — Or maybe he just had a severe case of Potomac fever. It affects most congressmen and senators sooner or later: an atrophy of the sense of humility, a swelling of the glands of arrogance.

词源

(desire for political power): In reference to the Potomac river running through Washington, D.C., seat of US politics.
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