bite at the apple
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- Synonym of bite of the cherry.
词形变化
词源
The bite at the cherry form is the original. By the 1940s, cherry had taken on the additional meaning of "virginity" and the phrase was considered embarrassing, and so "apple" replaced "cherry" in American usage. The first recorded use of the "apple" form is in 1922.
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