go over like a fart in church Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
as poor as a church mouse
very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.
darken a church door
attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.
poor as a church mouse
(See as poor as a church mouse)
Broad church
If an organisation is described as broad church, it is tolerant and accepting of different opinions and ideas.
to be as poor as church mice
"His family have always been as poor as church mice."
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adj. phr.,
informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor.
The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice.
church
church see
poor as a churchmouse.
poor as a churchmouse
poor as a churchmouse Having little or no wealth and few possessions, as in
She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't expect her to donate anything. The reason for this long-used simile is unclear, but most believe that, since churches are not known for storing food, a mouse inside one would fare poorly. It has survived such earlier phrases as
poor as Job. [Second half of 1600s]
đi qua như đánh rắm trong nhà thờ
tiếng lóng Để được đón nhận rất kém; để gợi ra một phản ứng bất hài lòng hoặc ghê tởm. A: "Bạn nghĩ tất cả người sẽ phản ứng thế nào khi thiếu trước thưởng trong năm nay?" B: "Ồ, tin đó sẽ trôi qua như một cái rắm trong nhà thờ!" Tôi vừa cố gắng pha trò về chính trị trong bữa ăn tối với bố mẹ chồng, nhưng nó trôi qua như một cái rắm trong nhà thờ .. Xem thêm: nhà thờ, đánh rắm, đi, thích, kết thúc. Xem thêm: