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    poor mouth

    • n.
      a person who claims to be poor in order to benefit from others
    • v.
      talk disparagingly about；claim to be poor

    • verb: poor-mouth, 3rd person present: poor-mouths, gerund or present participle: poor-mouthing, past tense: poor-mouthed, past participle: poor-mouthed

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a person who claims to be poor in order to benefit from others I am not crying the poor mouth but only telling it as it is

    動詞

    • 1. talk disparagingly about I used to poor-mouth corporate jets, but now that I've had the use of one I really appreciate it
    • 2. claim to be poor the poor-mouthing museum is not exactly eager to publicize this good fortune
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    poor mouth

    • n.
      a person who claims to be poor in order to benefit from others: I am not crying the poor mouth but only telling it as it is
    • v.
      claim to be poor: the poor-mouthing museum is not exactly eager to publicize this good fortune

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