词汇 | dropsy |
释义 | dropsy noun a cash bribe, or other money the taxman doesn't know about. The money is 'dropped' in the pocket or hand UK, 1930case of the dropsyA fictitious "condition" characterized by continually dropping things from one's hands. It is a play on the term "dropsy," which was formerly used to denote the condition now known as edema (or oedema). I've broken four or five plates since I started work. I guess I've got a bad case of the dropsy today. |
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