let George do it

谚语

英文释义

谚语
  1. Let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit. US,dated

词源

Sometimes explained as derived from French laissez faire à Georges, a satirical reference to the multiform activities of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460–1510), but this is unlikely. Alternatively explained as a reference to Pullman porters, who were generically known as George.
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