| 单词 | penny ante |
| 例句 | Why the penny ante murder of a barely there town’s city manager and a legendarily botched arrest would seem the right platforms from which to launch one’s gubernatorial bid is confusing. 'True Detective' Recap: Pain Is Inexhaustible 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z These attacks on schools and teachers aren't just penny ante culture war politics meant to rile up the base for the next election. Don't be fooled: Despite their protestations, Republicans are harassing teachers out of their jobs 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a good symbol of penny ante government intrusion, like being nickeled and dimed.” Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976 returns fight over car-tab taxes to the spotlight 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The example of this article deals with lobsters - pretty penny ante stuff - but the principles apply to all trade. Trump’s Trade Policy Is Lifting Exports. Of Canadian Lobster. 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The Watergate investigation took two years, and it was of a penny ante burglary down the street from the White House. Opinion | The Sleazy Case Against Mueller’s Probe 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “The idea of labeling penny ante, in budget terms, environmental groups as Goliaths to the oil industry’s David is frankly going to strike most Canadians as ridiculous.” Green Blog: Oil Sands Foes Are Foes of Canada, Minister Says 2012-01-10T02:13:46Z Compared to the income and general sales tax hikes, the Amazon levy is penny ante stuff. Connecticut About To Adopt Amazon Internet Sales Tax 2011-04-22T16:20:21Z I couldn't blow in until after work, but even as late as it was, I won $4.90 at penny ante, and it tickled me most to death. Living Up to Billy They would drop in about half an hour before the bell rang, and make up a little game of “penny ante” around Armstrong’s center-table. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 Two of the Gang ambled in with noisy proposals in regard to a game of poker, penny ante, but the thought of cards bored him. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life You see, Hank guzzles hard cider, and plays penny ante, and is always hard up. Shorty McCabe on the Job Yes; just a light game—penny ante—to make it interesting. Frank Merriwell's Chums "I'll ride you any race you like, anywhere you like and at any time; provided it's a gentleman's game and not penny ante." The Short Cut We laugh a good deal, we joke, we play the eternal penny ante, and possibly the letters come. Private Peat Then he treated to cigarettes, and we all went back to our game of penny ante. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 The limit was set at ten cents, and it was to be a regular penny ante game. Frank Merriwell's Chums |
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