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Julia Huong
2021-12-08 10:12
A gentleman and a scholar noun phrase cliché
Someone (usually a male) who is highly regarded or admired by others
I am grateful to you for helping me. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
He often helps the homeless. He's a gentleman and a scholar.
Deserve the pay or reward that you get because you do well
1. Very good
2. Very thin
This phrase is used to compliment a well behaved and well educated male in a bombastic and lighthearted way.
This phrase comes from a time when only well-bred boys and men (or those who joined a religious order) received any kind of education. It first appeared in print in 1607.
Do you see anything wrong?
Be very nearly or inevitably lost, departed or deceased
He is in terminal cancer so I’m afraid he is as good as gone.
