borrowed plumes

 
  • n. 向別人借來裝門面的漂亮衣服(靠別人得來的聲望)

borrowed plumes的用法和樣例:

例句

  1. He wore his brother's evening dress to the function but looked very uncomfortable in his borrowed plumes instead of hi usual jeans and tee shirt.
    他穿著他兄弟的夜禮服去參加盛大的集會,但是穿著向別人借來的裝門面的漂亮衣服看上去很不舒服,還不如他平時穿的牛仔褲和梯恤衫好。
  2. In the speech which he made at the fair, he appeared in borrowed plumes.
    他在博覽會上的演說暴露了他(不學無術)的真面目。

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