bag of shells

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bag, shell.
  2. A trifle.
    — For an ordinary intellect, yes, but for me a mere bagatelle, or bag-of-shells, as the ancients have it.

词形变化

bags of shells plural

词源

Misconstruction of bagatelle (“trifle”).
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