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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?
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
