hollow leg
名词 n.
英 /ˌhɒl.əʊ ˈlɛɡ/
美 /ˌhɑ.loʊ ˈlɛɡ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Capacity to eat large quantities.
— When I was young and growing a lot, and Mama couldn't feed me enough, she used to say I had a hollow leg.
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Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.
— I didn't want his unhappiness or his pain, or his personality changes, but I wanted to drink as much, as often. I certainly wanted his hollow leg.
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词源
Humorously suggesting a further place where a person's body might store food once the stomach has filled up. Compare fill one's boots.
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