| 单词 | Indian giver |
| 例句 | In like manner I must confess that I am an Indian giver. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The politically incorrect epithet “Indian giver” can be traced to the common practice among Native Americans who often occupied land temporarily and traded reciprocal rights to live and hunt there with other tribes. Bookshelf: Giving Voice to Immigrants, Past and Present 2011-07-23T01:49:29Z "Take your scarf pin, Indian giver," jeered Hippy, holding out a small package, then jerking it back again. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College I remember, when a child, that when one gave his brother a ball, or anything, and took it back again, he was called "an Indian giver." Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 It was then that Mary had called her Indian giver. The Gay Cockade N the affairs of the mind we are all "Indian givers." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z "Are you an Indian giver?" she said suggestively, moving his hand from the charm to her breast. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko "I'm no Indian giver!" replied Doc with dignity. Tutt and Mr. Tutt To the ordinary eye she seemed just an every-day freckled sort of child, but to Dulcie she had been a little dancing devil, as she had stuck out her forefinger and jeered "Indian giver!" The Gay Cockade |
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