husband's tea

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Very weak (dilute) tea. archaic,slang,uncountable
    — "WELL, I never! Mrs. Morris, why how poor the tea has got all at once! Why, sure enough, it is as bad as husband's tea now!"

词汇关系

反义词
builder's tea

词源

From the idea that a selfish housewife might drink all the tea before her husband returns from work, and refill the pot with water.
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