hay is for horses

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech. sarcastic
    — Neverout. Hay, Madam, did you call me? / Miſs. Hay; why, Hay is for Horſes.

词形变化

hey is for horses alternative hay is for horses and cows alternative

词源

From hay being homophonous with hey.
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