carry corn

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To (be able to) handle success or prosperity in an equable manner. colloquial,dated
    — 'A bad workman blames his tools' is widely taken as an accepted classic truth […] Perhaps French also contains its exasperated partner: 'If you want a thing done well, do it yourself'. One of my relatives had a favourite image for men who failed such tests: 'He can't carry corn'. He wasn't literally expected to, either, not in those parts, but the image fitted well enough. In fact, it seemed to carry a great charge of rejection.

词形变化

carries corn present,singular,third-person carrying corn participle,present carried corn participle,past carried corn past
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