on the club

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Temporarily away from work, usually due to sickness, supported by sickness benefit. UK,not-comparable,slang
    — Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op., and peeped in the reading-room. Usually one or two men were there, either old, useless fellows, or colliers "on the club".

词源

From the term benefit club.
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