单词 | flunky |
例句 | A few nights later Amon Goeth stomped into the factory with his two dogs, Ralf and Rolf, and a squad of his flunkies. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I ain’t no flunky to be prancing around the countryside just waiting to get bit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In general, Papa said, the people running the camps were “low-level flunkies,” so everybody was curious about Mr. Myer. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go on to graduate work, I don’t want to teach high school or be a curator's flunky in a museum. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “While Christians kneel before a white man! They are the flunkies of a foreign god. They are the nightmare of all non-white people.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was the Assistant Headmaster of the school but actually served as a flunky for the Head. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Xenocrates had a full retinue of assistants and flunkies in the outside world to help him go about his business, but here in his home, he didn’t have as much as a single servant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A born flunky, he loved gossip and the telling of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The door to the sheriff’s office opens, and another of his flunkies walks toward us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z You essentially called her a cheater and a flunky. Ask Amy: Teacher stressed by comparison with ‘Mom’ colleague 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “I always liked the flunky jobs, where I didn’t have to think a lot and didn’t attract much attention,” he said. The Child of a Ragged Town Keeps Returning for Inspiration 2011-07-11T15:10:40Z For all his grandness, he always answered his own phone to journalists; there were no battalions of secretaries and flunkies. Michael Winner: a unique restaurant critic 2013-01-21T16:19:59Z Later, in a series of tweets, Mr. Trump called Ms. Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” and “a Hillary flunky who lost big.” At the Golden Globes, a New Culture War Erupts Onstage 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z No small matter to have the Illinois delegation under your nose at the podium, all those hecklers, fixers, flunkies, and musclemen scanning the audience as if to freeze certain obstreperous faces . A Great Writer at the 1968 Democratic Disaster 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z While the Penguin didn’t out Liza as the mole, he did point Falcone toward Fish as he preached patience to his flunkies. 'Gotham' Recap: Gordon Plays a Rigged Game 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Negan’s militia loses ground this week, with many low-level flunkies landing themselves in custody while their leader remains at large. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Lansky wants to turn the sleepy peninsula into a gambling Riviera, but he discovers that his crew members are flunkies who do nothing but “consume massive quantities of cholesterol.” ‘How Sweet It Is!,’ by Thane Rosenbaum 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Conservative pundits accused her of elitist grandstanding, while on Twitter Mr. Trump called her “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” and “a Hillary flunky who lost big.” 10 Cultural Battles That Ruled 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z There is a huge TV screen, black sofas, smoothies and flunkies. Spies, Chopin and a Libya rescue 2013-01-14T07:00:03Z And then it was the keys that seemed to twist it, to provide an unexpected undercurrent that drew your attention to the robes and monkeys, the lazy diamond-studded flunkies. Ray Manzarek was the key to the Doors 2013-05-21T16:59:18Z The five flunkies who are the focus of the series don’t battle hostile extraterrestrials, though there seem to be plenty of them around in whatever universe this ship is flying through. ‘Starship Icarus,’ Science Fiction Satire on Cracked .com 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “Strangler Bob” is told from a minimum-security county lockup, a composite portrait of flunkies and “wayward angels” snagged in the fangs of their own worst plans. Review | Denis Johnson is gone, but he left us one last sublime collection of stories 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z “These are not flunkies, the people who breed gamecocks,” Bo said. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z One night that winter I got home late from work and my next-door neighbor informed me with a look of concern that the landlords’ flunkies had gone through my apartment looking for money. I was a kept man 2013-04-08T01:00:00Z In 2021, he was Trump's flunky, desperate to keep him in power so that he, too, would remain relevant. Is CNN's "Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?" a matter worth pondering right now? 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z But back to Fish, who would seem destined to ultimately fall to her former flunky turned formidable adversary, if only by the dictates of the animal kingdom. 'Gotham' Recap: A Victory for Good, With Help From a Thug 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The music itself, though, possesses a hundred times the menace of any heavyweight flunky; you could tell everyone was pretty much scared straight. Oscars 2013: best and worst moments from this year's ceremony 2013-02-25T07:47:24Z Can Fox, ABC and any other network that has a fun reality competition show stop trying to normalize these flunkies by casting them now? "The Masked Singer" episode unmasking Rudy Giuliani sees viewership drop to all-time lows 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Never again would Bellow, about to turn 50 years old, lack for wealth, power, awards or flunkies to stand by him, ready to take his coat and do his bidding. Was Saul Bellow a Man or a Jerk? Both, a Monumental Biography Concludes 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Just before Sheridan and his flunkies enter, Jimmy warns Al to start small, drawing on their common experience as soldiers -- "You don't take over a county all at once." "Boardwalk Empire" recap: Unhappy surprises 2010-10-11T05:01:00Z Say the word "English", and on minces a monster of effeteness with an epicene flunky. Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carr? 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z He tells that flunky pig to get back. Al Pacino: ‘What’s the point of quitting?’ 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But it was enough to earn Streep a new host of Republican enemies, goaded into abuse by the thin-skinned Trump himself, who dismissed her on Twitter as “overrated” and “a Hillary flunky who lost big”. Meryl Streep's newfound politicisation fires up timely drama The Post 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z But in one final twist, Lemond walked in the courtroom and his flunky, in an orchestrated betrayal, testified that Cary had indeed given advice on how to avoid arrest and prosecution. 'The Good Wife' Recap: Alicia, the Scary Parent 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z And let's face it, there's a high likelihood than some producer is in talks with a Trump flunky right now about participating in some project further down the road. For the good of the nation, let's not normalize any Trump flunkies with primetime TV cameos 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The meager comedy of the opening number arose mainly from the ineptitude of these put-upon flunkies, stumbling as Ms. Young used them as pillars so that she might rise on point. Dance Review: Ann Liv Young as Sleeping Beauty at Abrons Arts Center - Review 2012-01-13T23:31:08Z Trump responded on Twitter by calling her an “over-rated actress” and a “Hillary flunky”. #OscarsSoOrange? Hollywood on edge as politically charged ceremony looms 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The following morning, Trump took to Twitter to slam Streep, calling her an “over-rated” actress and a “Hillary flunky who lost big.” Ben Affleck Hits Back at Donald Trump's Meryl Streep Claim 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The president of the United States tweeted that you are a “CNN flunky.” Jake Tapper on the challenges of reporting news today: ‘Everybody’s a media critic.’ 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z This meant violently seizing land from white farmers – and handing it to his flunkies, as his people starved. Luther 2010-05-18T05:45:00Z "He thought Drew was just some studio flunky that had been forced on him." Iron Man 3 marks a Marvel-lous return for Shane Black 2013-04-19T13:00:00Z My first thought at seeing Luciano unaccompanied by Arnold Rothstein, to whom he's thus far served as a glorified flunky, was "Lucky gets a scene?" "Boardwalk Empire": Everyone is currency 2010-10-04T06:01:00Z This morning, he woke up and began to tweet, calling Streep “over-rated” and a “Hillary flunky who lost big.” Trump and Celebrity Approval: You Can’t Always Get What You Want 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z His aides and his flunkies scuttle around, removing the yoghurt pots, handing him cufflinks, trying to figure out what the hell he's talking about, then telling him what he wants to hear. TV review: Storyville: Mandelson ? the Real PM? 2010-11-23T22:15:00Z It will not be driven by right-thinking but none the less basically patrician flunkies. Artists to hold own party conference to discuss cuts and education 2013-04-11T18:33:09Z Both donated by Michael Cotterman, a long-ago Invite prize-mailing flunky who is now a newsroom administrator, not to mention a punk bass player . Style Invitational: A remeaning task — redefine a word 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Decades ago, I was a flunky at the Williamstown Theater Festival, which I recall fondly even though I spent a lot of my time making French toast and getting yelled at. In a Summer Theater Weekend, Odd Couples and Immigrants on the Make 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Not Here, Knucklehead Every straight man has a stooge — Abbott had Costello, Crosby had Hope — the foil, the fool, the flunky, the goat. Movie Review: ?The Three Stooges,? From Peter and Bobby Farrelly 2012-04-12T18:27:53Z As frustrating as this could be, it was hard to be annoyed when the voice at the other end impersonated a game-show host or IRS flunky. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z Below is a list of all the major industry accolades Streep, deemed by Trump to be a “Hillary flunky who lost big,” has actually won across her 42-year career in film, television, and on stage. These Are All the Awards 'Over-Rated' Meryl Streep Has Won 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Goaded by his chief flunky, he flies into a rage, assuming the woman is laughing at him. "Birds of Prey" is a fantabulous, feminist grenade 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Throughout the series, real leaders of nations and movements have had an uncanny way of confiding their most personal thoughts to Mr. Follett’s handy aides and flunkies. ‘Edge of Eternity’ Completes Ken Follett Trilogy 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Daniels reproduces the popular liberal myth of the well-intending Trump flunky, a cabinet member or top adviser covertly working to better the administration. Crash landing: Space Force is not the Trump satire we need right now 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z And along the way, Mr. Biden, his 2020 campaign apparatus, and now his administration flunkies have told a series of evolving lies about the old man’s knowledge of and participation in the racket. Media up to their eyeballs in evidence against Biden, but claim they can’t see it 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Reducing a recommended prison sentence for Trump flunky Roger Stone, over prosecutors’ objections. Column: Bill Barr is telling the truth about Trump. Too bad it's too little, too late 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z "But," the flunky chortles, "I think it won't come to that." Katty Kay: The danger of wishful Western thinking 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Moreover, whereas their “Orient Express” had the detective prize integrity above all else, in this one he’s happy to be bought, taking on flunky jobs that earlier Poirots declined. Review: Page-to-Screen: Kenneth Branaugh misses the boat in 'Death on the Nile' 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z That way, if the law starts sniffing around, Trump can play innocent and pretend that his flunkies were self-directed. How Trump's cowardice hobbled his coup 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Appointing flunkies or other easily controlled subordinates creates a similar problem. Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The threat of murderous violence is not restricted to Trump's unhinged political flunkies. Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z He and his legal flunkies just left a roadmap for other unscrupulous authoritarians to follow. Mike Pence's 6-point plan to steal the election: Republicans leave roadmap for future authoritarians 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z "We need someone that can lead … and not some flunky that has no government experience." Here's why Newsom supporters are voting no on the California recall 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z This is something commonly forgotten by business owners and their political flunkies, if they ever think about it at all. Column: The end of the unemployment benefit boost shows how lousy work is in America 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z She punched down, too, and was rude to anyone she considered a “flunky.” Perspective | An insider solves at least one mystery connected to the infamous Evelyn Y. Davis 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z “As a matter of fact, if you watch the movie, you’ll see I’m sort of portrayed as a flunky.” Glynn Lunney, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13 mission, dies at 84 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Don't expect the usual suspects who decry "cancel culture" to utter a peep, even as Trump's flunkies spread lies about Krebs' job performance. A new #Resistance hero emerges amid the Trump endgame: The dutiful civil servant 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Approved by, as Bandlow recalls, “some flunky in the Ohio Republican Party,” the ad aired despite Browne campaigning for Obama at the time. Can President Trump play any song he wants at a rally, even if the artist despises him? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z He described in the book how he became frustrated while assigned to a “flunky” desk job at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Charles Armstrong, Korean War officer during early years of Army integration, dies at 93 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky, from MVA clerk to Target cashier. Perspective | An insider solves at least one mystery connected to the infamous Evelyn Y. Davis 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z There will be no Trump flunky at the head of the Southern District of New York, Graham says. Opinion | Trump’s sway over Lindsey Graham — and all Republicans — is weakening 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Moon, Kim Yo Jong said Wednesday, is nothing but a flunky of the Americans, an “impudent man” whose “honeyed words” are offensive. South Korea’s Moon was once given VIP welcome by the North. He’s now mocked as Korean crisis deepens. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Their Russian counterparts are mostly flunkies of Mr. Putin who lack the resources or the skills to combat the coronavirus. Opinion | The pandemic’s big political losers 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z A nation in need of Republican leaders has found flunkies instead. Opinion | Republicans owe Vindman a public apology 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z My dream of some flunky getting the wrong end of the stick and blasting out the pervy saxophone of The National Anthem by Radiohead has not yet come true. Netherlands v Northern Ireland, Russia v Scotland, Slovakia v Wales – live! 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z It seems more likely that someone at Justice approved it, and not just a low-level flunky. While we weren't watching: A week of new lows in immigration cruelty 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z I’m slightly sorry for the royal flunkies who had to issue this line, given that most of us are suffering eyeball strain from all the rolling we’re doing. Poor Prince Andrew is ‘appalled’ by Epstein. Let that be an end to it | Marina Hyde 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z But the fact that so many Trump flunkies seem to think that nations colonized by the Spanish, French or Portuguese are less "Western" than one colonized by the English gives the entire game away. Ken Cuccinelli's new frontiers in racism: Real Americans are "people coming from Europe" 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z It means holding them accountable, showing up on Election Day with our neighbors and friends and voting out every NRA flunky. There is nothing natural about this disaster 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z A fleeing gangland flunky finds the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Won’t somebody think of the poor flunky who has to carry all the television cables? Pakistan v Bangladesh: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z As flunkies, no doubt, were packing his suitcases for Japan, Trump pinged out the following tweet at 8.34AM today: Mueller 'wants to testify in private' to Congress, Democrat says – live 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z His vote on Thursday appeared to cement his status as a White House flunky, and led the Denver Post editorial board to declare its endorsement of him a “mistake.” Senate Republicans stand up to Trump? Hardly — they capitulated to the right 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Giuliani had last spring told the same network that he couldn’t be sure that some campaign flunky in “the outer orbit” or “50 rungs down” hadn’t been canoodling with the Kremlin. Everybody do the Giuliani shuffle 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Streep's speech infuriated Trump, who called her "one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood" and a "Hillary flunky who lost big" on Twitter. Meryl Streep's politically-charged comments, from the Golden Globes to a Colbert-hosted fundraiser 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z With a chilly hauteur that still frosts Lori, Davis said, “I do not stand in line, and I do not deal with flunkies.” Perspective | Remembering Evelyn Y. Davis, the ‘Queen of the Corporate Jungle’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z He will then demand that whichever flunky becomes his acting attorney general disband the special counsel's office and end the investigation. Trump’s big dump of classified FBI documents: More fuel for right-wing conspiracy theory 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z We see that when people disagree with or cross the president, he publicly calls them “losers,” “sleazy,” “dummy,” “phony,” “Pocahontas,” “flunky,” “mentally deranged,” “not a war hero” — schoolyard-bully behavior unbefitting of a president. Opinion | Not seeing what Nikki Haley sees 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I have no idea what's happening here, but I can only imagine some PR flunky from the Dolphins was pushing this story like crazy, and a whole bunch of writers bit. This weightlifting video is the weirdly enraging thing of the week - Golf Digest 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The increasing frustration experienced by the majority of Americans, who are not part of President Trump’s base, is caused by the abundance of coverage of Trump and his flunkies’ lies, obfuscations and alternative facts. Opinion | The silent majority doesn’t stand with Trump 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z His flunkies, as documented in a House investigation, simply were looking for a impressive-sounding number to serve the administration’s political interests at the time. Fuel-Mileage Rules Are No Help to the Climate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z From those responses, Graeber produced a taxonomy of b.s. jobs he outlines in the book: "goons," "flunkies," "box tickers," "task masters" and "duct tapers." If you think your job is pointless, it probably is 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The game was blown not in those frantic 48 seconds at the end of regulation but in the minutes before overtime when the Cavs were not a team but the flunkies who failed LeBron. Fractured spirit hurt the Cavaliers as much as luck in the NBA finals opener 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z He also argues that while executives in the Reagan/Thatcher era prided themselves on how many low-level workers they could lay off, they then hired lots of management flunkies to enhance their status. Are you stuck in a “bullshit job”? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Trump tweets about “flunkies” and “slimeballs” and says his behavior is “MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL.” An old-school proper goodbye for Barbara Bush, a first lady of grace and grit 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z He’s weathered relentless online attacks from the right for his interrogations of Trump administration officials, and seemed unruffled when the president attacked him as a “CNN flunky” on Twitter. CNN’s Jake Tapper Has Emerged as a Staunch Defender of Facts in the Trump Era. So Why Is He Writing Fiction? 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Can the NY Times stop acting like anything that comes from the president and any of his regulatory flunkies has any semblance of truth? Former F.B.I. Deputy Director Is Faulted in Scathing Inspector General Report 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z They said she was not a low-level cartel flunky but was “intimately involved” in human smuggling operations, which made her a priority target for agents. Border arrest video inflames debate ahead of Trump visit 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Others say that the outside world’s binary view of Chinese Catholicism — of loyalist underground church members and government flunkies — misses more subtle realities on the ground. 10 Million Catholics in China Face Storm They Can’t Control 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Soon after, Trump tweeted: “Jake Tapper of Fake News CNN just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!” Trump allies defend him against book’s claims 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z In a tweet, the president wrote: “Jake Tapper of Fake News CNN just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!” Bannon apologizes, but Trump’s fury persists 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Big important people’s flunkies carry their bags, which are ostentatiously passed round, not through, the scanner. Which are the world’s worst airports? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Dictionary.com defines sycophant as “a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite,” and provides “toady, yes man, flunky, fawner” and “flatterer” as acceptable synonyms. Dictionary.com calls Mike Pence a ‘sycophant’ for Trump 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z President Trump divides the world into two categories: flunkies and enemies. Opinion | Trump’s successes are thanks to Republicans. His failures are thanks to Trump. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In a tweet on Tuesday, Trump calls the New York Democrat “lightweight” and “a total flunky for Chuck Schumer,” the Senate Democratic leader. The Latest: Trump blasts Gillibrand over resignation call 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z One of Conyers flunkies said that he keeps a change of clothes in his office so if you didn't knock on the door and walked in on him you might see him in his under. House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z I agree with those who have commented that Kelly is another Trump flunky. White House Pressed Unsuccessfully to End Immigration Program 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Tillerson is no diplomatic genius, but he is no flunky, either. Opinion | Loyalty to Trump isn’t enough 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump hit back on Twitter, calling Mr. Streep a “Hillary flunky” who is “one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood.” Donald Trump, Meryl Streep to appear in Pelosi documentary celebrating July 4: Report 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Sanders once sent his flunky to Boulder to convince me that I was wrong in opposing his method. The Little-Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z He was a student assistant to the basketball coach, charting plays, then quit school to pursue a career in sports and was hired as a “flunky,” as he told it, with the Chicago Cubs. Jerry Krause, Who Gave Michael Jordan His Supporting Cast, Dies at 77 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z A couple of Patriots flunkies were hanging around, but they were too emotional to talk. The Case of the Missing Brady Jersey 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Rather, it means whatever you can get some flunky judge from Haight-Ashbury to say what it means. Liberal judges set up Trump constitutional showdown 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z But Chinese employers often treat butlers as expensive all-purpose flunkies who should be on call 24 hours a day. Rich Chinese, Inspired by ‘Downton,’ Fuel Demand for Butlers 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z He responded to criticism from Meryl Streep by calling her an “over-rated” actress and a “Hillary flunky who lost big.” Trump gets no respect. That’s because he hasn’t earned it. 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z All the while, a retinue of aides cheered and laughed like the nervous flunkies of a Mob capo. President Obama’s Memorable Parting Words 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z To get access to all areas, corporations must pay to become Strategic Partners of the WEF, costing SFr600,000, which allows a CEO to bring up to four colleagues or flunkies along with them. Army of staff descends on Davos to serve WEF super-rich 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In response, Mr Trump tweeted that Streep was a "Hillary flunky". Donald Trump said Meryl Streep was 'excellent' in 2015 - BBC News 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z But Trump must have stewed about it all night, because he rose to tweet his response early in the morning, calling her “over-rated” and “a Hillary flunky who lost big.” What Trump is really saying in his tweets: I’m weak 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.” Perspective: Streep's speech at Globes drew backlash, but was it really about politics? 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Trump replied, in Tweets that garnered about 200,000 likes, by calling Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” and “a Hillary flunky.” Why both sides are a little wrong in the Meryl Streep-Donald Trump battle 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Trump took to Twitter Monday morning to respond to Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech , calling her "over-rated" and a "Hillary flunky." J.K. Rowling accepts her new 'duty' to be critical of Donald Trump 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Hours after her speech, Trump reacted on Twitter, calling the actress “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” and a “Hillary flunky”. Fashion designers, celebrities react to Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z President-elect Donald Trump on Monday dismissed actress Meryl Streep as “over-rated” and a “Hillary flunky” the morning after Ms. Streep delivered a scathing critique of Mr. Trump at the Golden Globe Awards. Donald Trump dismisses Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated,’ denies mocking disabled reporter 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.” Donald Trump Slams Meryl Streep After Golden Globes Speech 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Mr Trump said: "She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. " Donald Trump hits back after Meryl Streep speech at Golden Globes - BBC News 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z To say nothing of the flunkies he rolled out to support him. Did Russia hack the election? Trump doesn’t care — and the peril grows 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z There will be pundits and flunkies eager to persuade us just how acceptable the new situation is. Ian McEwan: Trump's poetry was hatred. What about the prose? 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Ken Jeong plays the bad guy’s computer hacker flunky, who joins forces with the perpetually arguing heroes. 'Ride Along 2' review: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube skid into sequel 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z He “acknowledged the comings and goings of an endless string of visitors, growled at flunkies, drank martinis, ate lunch, drank Jack Daniel’s, ate hors d’oeuvres, drank Jack Daniel’s, ate dinner, and drank more Jack Daniel’s.” Author David Lehman Takes On Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z But sometimes Al doesn't mince words, as in his nonchalant dismissal of a flunky: "Don't forget to kill Tim." Misfit TV shows are finally getting the respect they deserve 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Vader leaves logistics to his flunkies; Trump leaves them to the imagination, and says someone else – Mexico, China, why not Alderaan? – will foot the bill. Donald and Darth: how the two leaders compare on key issues 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z It's time to take their power, money and political flunkies away and bring safety back to the American people. California Attack Has U.S. Rethinking Strategy on Homegrown Terror 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The flunkies placed it, baaing, in the limousine’s boot. Moveable feasts 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z They guard against invisible spies and equipment room flunkies carrying hiding inflation gauges in the pockets of their team sweatpants. The latest NFL spying scandal shows teams worry way too much about the Patriots 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The more Sinatra surrounded himself with flunkies and hangers-on, the more you could sense loneliness. Ol’ Blue Eyes still sparkles, a century later 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t trying to be some flunky,” White testified. Gang leader Tavon White’s trial testimony describes rise to power at Baltimore jail He repeatedly condemns “state bureaucrats” from coming between you and healthcare, holding up market alternatives in a fantasia where there are no insurance flunkies who do the same. Paul Ryan's American Idea is Mad Libs with a thesaurus full of conservative lies 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Haldeman delegated the task to a young flunky named Tom Charles Huston. Book Review: ‘Chasing Shadows’ and ‘The Nixon Tapes’ The panic over sugar has grown so pervasive that other dietary boogeymen — salt and fat and gluten — seem like harmless flunkies in comparison. The Quest for a Natural Sugar Substitute 2014-01-01T10:00:02Z Let him fill the seats at his side with the oligarchs and flunkies he pays so well and not the leaders of the free world. Boycott Putin! 2013-08-15T08:45:00Z And university leaders, flanked by research managers and associated flunkies, want to use metrics to shift that balance still further. Halt the avalanche of performance metrics 2013-08-14T18:20:04.343Z Later, once chaos and bloodshed had been unleashed, the Assad regime and its flunkies tried to blame Ford and his employer for much of the evil that befell the country. Robert Ford: Troubleshooter 2013-08-06T08:45:00Z Obama is owned now by the same Bush flunky's who started the Iraq war. U.S. and Israel Target Syria's Weapons Stockpile 2013-06-15T00:05:22Z Some are even wearing trainers or jeans, unheard of in the hallowed corridors of the Bank, where new arrivals are detained at the door by pink jacketed, top-hatted flunkies. Mark Carney: Bank governor's journey from wilderness to heart of the City 2013-06-13T17:48:23Z Brett's up by 3.30am and in the office within an hour, from where he bombards flunkies with apparently "motivational emails". The elite boast of little sleep, but it's those at the bottom who really suffer 2013-05-06T19:00:02Z Enter Daniel Craig, greeted by corgis and flunkies, ushered along lushly carpeted corridors into an inner sanctum. Palace coup provides master stroke 2012-07-28T02:06:23Z Visit his office, and you'll find no flunkies delivering flowers or a boardroom decorated with rock memorabilia - just one man in an attic flat. Music piracy - who’s on the moral high ground? 2012-07-18T15:46:42Z The record proves positively that as criminals scientists are flunkies without a single recorded exception. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z But I like a fl—flunky to look stupid; it gives them presence. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z In the meantime: If you've not signed the petition yet demanding full disclosure of all government documents relating to 1989 Hillsborough disaster - something Government flunkies are outrageously opposing - please take a minute to do so. Arsenal v Liverpool - live! 2011-08-20T11:20:27Z Then they went down the marble stairs, with flunkies bowing up and down. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z She saw ragged, distress, imperiously bidden to be off, whilst wealthy rascality, in pomp and majesty, was drawn in a carriage and pair with fine flunkies behind. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Ten minutes later, with a few policemen and Tate flunkies squirming at yet another art performance mounted against the continuing sponsorship of the arts by the oil company, Billy leads his new congregation outside. Reverend Billy leads exorcism of BP's 'evil spirit' from Tate Modern 2011-07-19T14:58:10Z "We want to keep Cesc and I will fight as hard as I can to keep him," added Wenger, illustrating his point with a jaunty man-slap on a perplexed and tearful media flunky. A Fawlty genius 2011-07-11T14:41:56Z They were from the East—down East, they said; that is, the Southeast, I suppose they meant to say; and their flunky said they were well-to-do at home, and very learned, the poor fools! Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Somehow all the world seemed to be in a conspiracy to make him flunky to the cook. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z All men who are his tradespeople, or tenants and dependents, or flunkies who want to be invited to the Hall. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z The book is insufferably tame and feeble; the author is of the class called in England "religious flunkies:" a mastiff to the poor and a spaniel to the proud. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Out pranced a gleaming negro flunky to receive it with bows of elaborate courtliness. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z How like flunkies, after all, are these great gentlemen when it becomes a question of place. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Hazlitt is called a literary flunky, a sore, an ulcer, a poor devil. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The stump-nose is knocked off one wheel, and two of her flunkies are keeled over. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z His students smirk at his arriving for classes with an entourage of flunkies. Schumpeter: Oh, Mr Porter 2011-03-10T10:55:19Z The only source of their appeal was their opposition to American foreign policy at a time when other Middle Eastern leaders looked like corrupt flunkies for the U.S. and Israel. Peter Beinart: The Case for Waiting Out Our Foes 2011-02-27T15:00:00Z I'll give you a job as flunky at twenty a month and found, and if you make good I'll put you on for horse wrangler. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z In other words, in planning for next season, the M's filled the room with a bunch of MBA flunkies and talked about marketing. What readers are saying 2010-12-11T04:18:00Z Finally the envelope appeared, borne by a municipal flunky. World Cup 2018 heads to Russia after Fifa's flashy finale 2010-12-03T14:57:00Z Perhaps the A's were generous, but keep in mind that most of the companies Green Century graded were total flunkies. ConAgra, Heinz Are Tops In Banishing BPA 2010-10-26T10:00:00Z The original constitutional scheme of Cabinet departments answerable to Cabinet secretaries was now choked and hidden beneath layers of czars and other presidential flunkies. How Caesarism came to America 2010-08-31T13:01:00Z "Ah—what are the duties of a flunky?" inquired Bowles, cautiously and without enthusiasm. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The clip’s narrator calls Mr. Yu a “pro-American flunky” and advised Mr. Yu to earn a living “mopping the floor of the Pentagon.” North Korea Takes to Twitter and YouTube 2010-08-17T02:29:00Z He was a debased flunky for corporate lobbyists then and he has not changed. Democrats deserve credit -- not blame -- on ethics 2010-08-05T21:06:00Z Do you hold lavish functions where flunkies walk around carrying trays of chocolate bars? Martin Peters MBE 2010-06-04T00:44:00Z "It's like having the most beautiful house," a Glazer flunky has been heard wheedling. The Fiver 2010-05-07T14:13:00Z Once considered a Kremlin flunky, the new president promised to carve a unique geopolitical path for Ukraine. Viktor Yanukovych Inaugurated as Ukraine President 2010-02-25T10:23:00Z If I become an object of suspicion to the flunkies, I shall not concern myself about it unless they become unpleasant, and if they become unpleasant I shall corrupt them. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile George caught him, lifted him, carried him like a child across the sidewalk, and set him down in the twilight of a hall where a flunky gaped. The Guarded Heights It was no less a person than the king himself whom Phips was bent on enlisting as a partner, and he was not to be driven from Whitehall by lords or flunkies. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The photographer's flunky stepped away to tell the chauffeur. H. R. For a small fee two large flunkies in Grossherzogliche uniforms would deliver it to my apartment later in the day. Confessions of an Opera Singer Grizel grimaced with the air of a cheeky schoolboy, oblivious of the stare of a haughty flunky who was at the moment supplying her with cream. An Unknown Lover A thoughtful man can see, in the glitter and glare of gilded saloons, filled with flunkies and worshippers of the golden calf, nothing very creditable, or worthy of admiration. Here and There in London Pretty sight for the flunkies, to see a sailor crying, would n't it? all because he had to join his ship. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The store flunky opened the door of her motor and smiled happily when he saw who it was. H. R. He did protest then that any flunky on the Base could read it to the crowd as well as he. Human Error If, in November, 1854, three of these winged flunkies be found perfectly sane, Lord Sidney may be thankful. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "His is the only house upon this island; also, I am his flunky and so I ought to know." Pastoral Affair Much has been done to degrade service by actors, newspapers, and writers of all kinds giving to the domestic servant names of contempt as “flunkies,” “menials,” etc., etc. Maids Wives and Bachelors It witnessed the introduction of flunkies, with glaring livery and p. 34tremendous calf. The London Pulpit There you have the historic Alexander Crummell, the finished scholar, the magnetic preacher, the brave, uncompromising idealist, who was dreaded by imposters and fakirs and time-servers and flunkies. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 If stripped of his wealth, he might become a rich man's invaluable flunky, and carry the decorous prayer-book to church, bringing up the rear of the family with formalism. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Nadine Haer, to the contrary, an hereditary aristocrat born, was totally unaware of the flunky's presence and would remain so until she required him. Frigid Fracas New tenants might have been moving on this bright May day, for the flunkies attended a small caravan of household stuff, which they crammed through the gaping doorway as nuts into a goose’s maw. The Missourian I was carefully unpacked again under a splendid porte-cochère and ushered by numerous flunkies into the presence of the Countess. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone If we were a race of flunkies, ample opportunities had been afforded to have our flunky-ism whipped out of us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 The editorial leaders which it continuously flings out against all political traitors and flunkies strike directly at their mark. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life It would be either that, or get a lot of bruises and end up as camp flunky.” The Weakling And a couple of flunkies in long-tailed coats and knee breeches and white wigs are mooning round, fixing things up ship shape. Sundry Accounts And then a liveried flunky brings me a pewter tankard, and into it he pours a bottle, a large bottle, mind you, of foaming ale.' The Explorer The cab brought them to the palatial residence the missing broker had occupied, and a ring at the bell brought a negro flunky to the door. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery I'll tell you what it is, I think just this, that we are generally better in the fighting way than shopkeepers, clerks, flunkies, and all fellows who don't work hard with their bodies all day. Tom Brown at Oxford As I was descending the stairs a flunky in the livery of the Westerleighs handed me a note. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 A heroic people chooses heroes, and is happy; a valet or flunky people chooses sham-heroes, what are called quacks, thinking them heroes, and is not happy. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. "If the lord mayor came for you in his carriage, with a guard of flunkies, you would leave this house in less safety," he said. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Mr. Lowington was no "flunky," and never sought admission to the presence of royalty, for himself or his pupils. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The flunky informed me she was Lady—let us say, “the Lord knows who”—and I was presently admitted to her presence. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly An astounded flunky could say no more; but this impudent hunchback was in no wise abashed. A Son of the Immortals And are we such weak flunkies as to be ashamed of poverty? Woodcraft While babies perish for want of food and care in dank and unhealthy hovels, there are pampered poodles in palaces, bejeweled and cared for by liveried flunkies and waiting maids. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg "There's been a row somewhere; Kendall is one of the flunkies, but he's a good fellow for all that," added Wilton, who could not help giving Paul this tribute. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim I'm a professional man, not a hired flunky. A Spaceship Named McGuire Some went away to rooms assigned them, guided by a flunky, some passed across the terrace with swords trailing and spurs ringing, and disappeared in the darkness. Lorraine A romance But he is a flunky, and spoiled all our fun in the Josephine. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Stuart was shown into the drawing room by a powdered flunky whose costume was designed by one of the court tailors of Europe. The Root of Evil One of Chief Slichow's staggering flunkies, stealing a few seconds of relaxation on the pretext of dumping an armful of light plastic packing, wandered into the haze. The Talkative Tree He stepped directly in front of the two men and, reaching out a thick hand caught the unfortunate flunky by the scruff as he regained his balance. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Why a shore-going flunky had him bluffed for smoking a surreptitious cigarette in high quarters! The U-boat hunters Oh for machinery! automaton flunkies, requiring only to be wound up and kept oiled! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy No liveried flunky cried his name in the great hall, but a white invisible figure stood ready to draw aside the velvet curtains as he passed. The Root of Evil The thorn of the Parisian holiday-maker is the perpetual necessity of handing out small gratuities to a set of overgrown flunkies too lazy to split wood. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge Up and down the wide alleys behind the benches hurried flunkies bearing huge tin pots of steaming coffee, and the incessant returning of thick cups to their saucers was like the rattle of musketry. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest There he was, a man who regularly faced death by more ways than one at sea, but now in deep fear that this shore-going flunky would catch him smoking a surreptitious cigarette. The U-boat hunters One I had disposed of at the first rush, just before they reached the cabin, and the flunky had wounded one of the firemen. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure Stuart passed up the grand stairs through a row of gorgeous flunkies and greeted his hostess. The Root of Evil "Are you associated in friendship with them flunkies?" The Day of the Boomer Dukes The man released the flunky and faced him with a snarl. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest "Poodles, call the men," I heard Mr. Parasyte say to his flunky, and saw him run off to execute the command. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student Hence, a full-fledged aristocrat attracts flunkies as a magnet draws iron filings. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 He was one of these stiff-necked, cold-blooded flunkies, that don't seem much more human than wooden Indians. Shorty McCabe I stated: "Them flunkies offered to conduct me to a recruiting office, as you say, of the Mafia, but instead tried to take from me the much money I am holding." The Day of the Boomer Dukes The two passed behind the benches in search of vacant places when suddenly an undersized flunky stumbled awkwardly, dropping the coffee-pot, which sent a wash of steaming brown liquid over the floor. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest And I would ’ave you remember,” said the urchin, with dignity, “that every Englishman’s ’ouse is his castle, and that neither imperence nor flunkies ’as a right to enter.” My Doggie and I He thumped him in the shoulders and spurred him when he whirled, To show them flunky punchers that he was the wolf of the world. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Her plump face assumed quite a haughty aspect, as she mentally acknowledged the salutations of the crowd, and issued orders to flunkies, gorgeous in powder and knee-breeches. More About Peggy When I see what this flunky has done to them Leopards, I call him a cool cat right away. The Day of the Boomer Dukes Say, the thought of what the Twombley-Cranes' English flunkies would do at the sight of pumpkin pie on the breakfast table was most too much for me. Shorty McCabe on the Job They change their names to Polixène and Aminte, which they think more genteel, and look on the affectations of two flunkies as far more distingué than the simple, gentlemanly manners of their masters. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 They whiffed me in at a broad gate that was opened by a flunky and we drove for another mile through the grounds far from the main road. Highways in Hiding So I herd with the flunkies and lackies, I doubt; but am yours notwithstanding, E. F. G. To E. B. Cowell. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 When Cow talks, them other flunkies shut up fast. The Day of the Boomer Dukes Now you might possibly think that that meant only that he must have a flunky at the White House to take their cards—but it means a good deal more. Ethics in Service When the fine ladies of the house try to convert him into a fashionable flunky, and teach him a little grandiloquence, he bluntly tells them he does not understand Latin. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 A little bit of the flunky sticks in him somewhere. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 More fine wines, and this time to show that we were in the house of a connoisseur, the flunky, in pouring out the precious stuff, would whisper in your ear the name and vintage. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Even that little flunky Sailor starts to go up against me but I look at him cool and he chickens. The Day of the Boomer Dukes "Vidac and his flunky Winters were out here last night and—" He didn't finish. The Space Pioneers Sir Jasper hears of a dumb doctor, and sends his two flunkies to fetch him. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The cook had his flunky sweep and scrub the floor, and then, with the aid of blankets, pictures, and draperies from my trunks, the little place began to lose its forlorn look. I Married a Ranger The sooner she accustomed herself to habits of independence the better; for the future she must learn to stand alone, to take care of herself, unassisted by maid or flunky. A Crooked Path A Novel Had he taken thought he would have hesitated, been abashed, self-conscious—and probably been repulsed by the flunkies—before seeing Monsieur Philipon. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters One in my position could only meet them as a flunky meets his master, anyway. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine "You say that as one of the flunkies." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "Old family, swell diggings, trained flunkies, and all that?" Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man If you will happen round to the palace about noon to-morrow, Señor Pesquiera, you will be admitted to the presence by the court flunkies. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today I met one of the flunkies and sent word to Sybilla that we were here, and that she'd better see us at once. The Baronet's Bride Even the butlers, footmen, and other flunkies were superior people, and I envied them, not only the uniform of their servitude but their intimate touch with that inner world of beautiful things. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine You mean to be a flunky, just like the rest of them. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat It was a perfect reproduction of the style affected by the flunkies of the great. The Hosts of the Air He was as insolent to others as he was obsequious to his master—a flunky by nature and long education. Sevenoaks The deuce she will!" said the artist; "and have her fire-eating husband catch us and set the flunkies at me. The Baronet's Bride The flunky took her card and bowed her into a small reception room. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse Well, if you want to be the head flunky, I hope you'll get it. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat But the major was still interviewing Delmonico's flunky, oblivious of everything but the purpose in view, when I touched his shoulder, and extended my hand. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others He ate on the job—coffee, beans, bacon, cornbread, whatever the cooks' flunkies brought him—and did not know what he was eating. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The Duc de Chartres came on a similar visit, February 22, 1785, and there were newspaper flunkies then as now, for it was gravely recorded that the Duke's horses were stabled at the Swan Inn. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically He passed in while I remained to undergo the scrutiny of the pair of flunkies whose repose we had invaded. Helmet of Navarre So be a man always, Philip, and never a flunky. With Links of Steel Thackeray's studies of the flunky are capital; but he studies him qua flunky, as a naturalist might study an animal, and hardly ranks him sub specie humanitatis. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 It meant the complete inversion of the American policy and the welcoming of science as the servant of mankind's larger needs and not merely a flunky to the degenerate, luxury-loving few. In the Clutch of the War-God The next afternoon Fred Starratt took the fifty-cent piece that he had earned as flunky to his wife and spent every penny of it in a cheap barber shop on the Embarcadero. Broken to the Plow Augustus, the physically strong, is no more; transcendent king of edacious flunkies, father of 354 children, but not without fine qualities; and Poland has to find a new king. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History One eccentric gentleman of my acquaintance persists in predicting that any day there may be a general blow-up, and the whole concern, engineers, financiers, priests, soldiers, and flunkies, all go to smash. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 If he had attempted to run, or looked about excitedly, or even slunk by the liveried flunky at the revolving door, all would have been lost. The Blood Red Dawn There were no flunkies in gold and scarlet; but there were four or five good horses in the stable, and as many suitable carriages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 He is happy who takes more pleasure in a beautiful sunset than in the sight of a flunky with powdered hair, artificial calves and lofty manners, handing him something indigestible on a plate of gold. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers Ye shall know that Mammon, in never such gigs and flunky 'respectabilities' in not the alone God; that of himself he is but a devil and even a brute-god. In Darkest England and the Way Out What a glorious nation will be ours when, among forty millions of inhabitants, it shall count thirty-five millions of drudges, paper-scratchers, and flunkies! System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Young man," said the flunky, "tell your master, Dr. Wilkinson, that he is wanted just as quick as ever he can come to Lady Millbank, at the Towers. Round the Red Lamp The complaints and the person complaining, the complainant, were "handled" by a special administrative flunky. Wild Justice It is impossible to turn a fellow-citizen whose vote may make his master—say, rather, employer—Governor or President, or who may be one or both himself, into a flunky. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 The Scotch word flunky is a case in point. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 Who are you to bring your low flunkies a-listenin' at honest girls' doors! Stephen Archer and Other Tales I admit that war-times are busy times—but those infernal White House flunkies kept me waiting in the reception-rooms for four hours! A Strange Discovery The head of the house is very apt to be copied by his flunkies. Manners and Social Usages Mr. Terwilliger's manner remained of the kind to be expected under the circumstances, neither better nor worse, until the flunky at the door announced, in stentorian tones, "The Hearl of Mugley." The Water Ghost and Others The flunkies set Their dainty burden down, "Lud, what a crowd!" Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse Two flunkies in the Grand Duke's livery took my luggage, escorted me to the carriage and I was driven up to the old castle. The Secrets of the German War Office As I promised Mrs. Arnot to come, I tried to keep my word, but this flunky's face and manner alone are enough to turn away such as I am. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Your horses vanished magically through sliding doors at one side, and your carriage at the other side, and in front of you was the entrance to the private apartments, with liveried flunkies standing in state. The Moneychangers If you get to be very good at it the flunkies will let you take tea at the Carleton. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man In view of the fact that Colonel Dodd owned the First National block the big clock seemed to point its finger at him with the bland pride of a flunky in a master. The Landloper For example, this fool quarrel with Boris or this flunky who beats a woman, and—, in general, the constant contemplation of every kind of filth, lust, bestiality, vulgarity, drunkenness. Yama: the pit The result was that the form tipped up, and a cataract of flunkies poured down upon the floor. At Large As the visitor enters—if he be a stranger—a flunky in gorgeous livery intercepts him and demands an entrance fee amounting to about a dollar and a quarter in our money, as I recall. Europe Revised They are such hypercritical flunkies, and the one that brings the gold butter-measuring rod to test your skill, why, he always wears knee-breeches of silver gray. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man The resolutions she formed in company with the sea, having dismissed Ipsden, and ordered her flunky into the horizon, will probably give our viscount just half a century of conjugal bliss. Christie Johnstone And there also arrived Egmont-Lavretzki the actor, clean-shaven, tall, resembling a court flunky with his vulgar and insolently contemptuous face. Yama: the pit You are his enemy if you are or play the flunky; he will call you a 'thing,' and has a decided contempt for 'incapables.' The Eureka Stockade While I was reading that article I was sitting at breakfast in one of the most elegant private residences in Washington City, with a flunky in knee pants standing behind my chair. Sixes and Sevens Two flunkies in scarlet and gold threw open the doors. Long Live the King! He was flunky, and took a great interest in him, as stepping-stone to his own greatness. Christie Johnstone What is taxes indeed; well may that vast, over-fed, lounging flunky ask the question of his associate Thomas: and yet not well, for all that Thomas says in reply is, "I DON'T KNOW." George Cruikshank For several hours last night cases of eggs and boxes of oranges were being carried into the Chief Steward's cabin by a flunky of his from the galley. One of Ours He paused there as the flunky drew open the great mahogany portal for him to pass into the vestibule. Strictly business: more stories of the four million The Archduchess Annunciata would have none of the palace flunkies about her when she could help it. Long Live the King! Act not the mutinous flunky, my friend; though there be great wages going in that line. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 Memory, for the tenth time, fails me, of the humanly unmemorable, whom perhaps even flunkies should forget; and I will try it no more. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 No scheme at all, nor purpose on the part of poor August; only that of amusing himself, and astonishing the flunkies of Creation,—regardless of expense. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 Abundant flunkies, of course, rush out with torches or what is needful. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 Too many servants in livery, and flunkies whom no one knows. Long Live the King! Do you consider that Nature too is a swollen flunky, hungry for veils; and can be taken in with your sublime airs of sumptuosity, and the large balance you actually have in Lombard Street? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 For the class we speak of, class of "flunkies doing saturnalia below stairs," is numerous, is innumerable; and can well remunerate a "vocal flunky" that will serve their purposes on such an occasion!— History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 August the Strong, dilapidated at fifty-three, is fast verging towards a less expensive country: and in three years hence will be lodged gratis, and need no cook or flunky of either sex. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 He's a palace at home, and powdered flunkies; and if he don't stay there, you bet he knows the reason why! The Ebb-Tide One melancholy man, appointed to admit the visitors, sat solitary in the lower regions—the last of the flunkies, mouldering in an extinct servants' hall. Man and Wife Suppose he should have to peer hopelessly about the vestibule, in a shameful and suspicious manner, until some flunky came out to chide? Where the Blue Begins Not to talk of thy doings, and become the envy of surrounding flunkies, but to taste of the fruit of thy doings themselves, is thine. Latter-Day Pamphlets Never did man or flunky see the like. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 For the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children,—in ways little dreamt of by the flunky judgment,—to the sixth generation and farther. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 |
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