| 单词 | shirker |
| 例句 | Hong led students on work details and was authorized by the teacher to hit and kick classmates he regarded as shirkers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A shirker, she tells us, is someone who runs away. Review: In ‘Shirkers,’ Stolen Footage and Dashed Dreams 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In the UK, a similar sentiment has driven austerity, with its rhetoric of demonising poor people as benefits scroungers and shirkers who were taking from “hard-working people”. How the Robin Hood myth was turned on its head by rightwingers 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z They play a trio of shirkers dodging trench service during the First World War. Simon Bird spreads his wings 2011-02-20T00:05:18Z They have been eager to add work provisions to safety-net programs, reviving the old trope that the poor are lazy or shirkers living off the dole, which couldn't be further from the truth. What I learned from the South Bronx — and how it can help us today 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The perception that Medicaid is saturated with lazy shirkers is false. Opinion | How the GOP’s Medicaid work requirements will backfire 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Cookie shirkers of the world, unite: Together, we can face unafraid the plans that we’ve made. Advice | How to conquer your fear of holiday baking 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z "Rather than blanket mandates or unhelpful language about shirkers getting back to the office, employers have sensible conversations with the staff about how that return will happen," he added. Younger workers will benefit from return to office, says boss 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Distrust "government," which taxes workers to support shirkers, illegal immigrants and high-living seniors depriving later generations of their future. "Big government" and other lies we live by: How one Orwellian concoction consumed America 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z “They ought to think about other people rather than themselves,” she said of the shirkers. Prince Harry defends his public service and the queen urges Brits to get their covid jabs, in dueling royal interviews 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The answer is obvious: Because he's a coward and a shirker, vastly out of his depth, painfully outmatched and fatally incapable of handling a crisis of any magnitude, much less this one. Trump thinks he gets to be president of just the Republican states: But they're a total mess 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Throughout the past four years, and especially during the past six months, far too many shirkers have been hoodwinked into believing that irresponsibility, self-indulgence, recklessness and blind gullibility are patriotic. We just passed 6 million cases, and it didn't have to be like this — if we'd had a leader 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Republicans in the House and Senate have taken to characterizing Democrats either as cowards unwilling to take the same risks that others whose presence is required must or as shirkers. Does a Crisis Spur Political Unity? Not This Pandemic 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z He’s praising his white loyalists as makers, not takers; workers, not shirkers; and just below the surface of that praise we can easily detect many lurking stereotypes. Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh and “hostile sexism”: A concept that shapes our moment 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z In the car, it is a navigator, a radio, a nagging distractor and a ready accessory to manslaughter; at work, it is both a vigilant assistant and an eager fellow shirker. Is a Dumber Phone a Better Phone? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Yet it is not true that most, or even many Medicaid claimants are shirkers. The safety net in Republican states is about to get skimpier 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Washington saw himself as a benevolent master, but he did not tolerate suspected shirkers on his farm, even when they were pregnant, elderly or crippled. Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down? - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He is the savior and the sage instead of the selfish shirker. Phil Mickelson put himself in the Ryder Cup crosshairs — and delivered 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z A substance that could “integrate shirkers, malingerers, defeatists and whiners” into the labour market might even be sanctioned. High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z As a result, debaters are better informed than shirkers — a useful condition when renegotiating trade deals and seeking votes in Congress. Trump owes it to the voters to debate with Clinton 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z I remember how my lottery draft number was "356" and, at the time, everyone saw me as fortunate rather than a shirker or coward... Donald Trump’s Draft Deferments: Four for College, One for Bad Feet 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Many shell-shock victims were derided as shirkers; some were even sentenced to death by firing squad after fleeing the field in a state of mental confusion. What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z "In today's terms, they weren't shirkers, they were workers who were looking after each other, but the need was so great the money had run out," she said. Littleport's hunger riots: Descendants mark 200th anniversary - BBC News 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Still, State Senator Jack Johnson, one of the sponsors of the 2011 law, said it was needed to rein in shirkers. With Driver’s License Suspensions, a Cycle of Debt 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z It would be intolerant of shirkers and Islamic extremists, the twin bogeymen of Tory party conferences these days. David Cameron’s grand riposte 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z This shirker, this ingrate, had taken the money and run. Robinson Cano Is Thriving With the Mariners 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z In 1967, General Hershey labeled draft resisters “shirkers” and “slackers” and sent a letter to local draft boards suggesting that a fit punishment for young antiwar demonstrators might be immediate induction into the military. Curtis W. Tarr, Innovative Leader of the Draft, Dies at 88 2013-06-29T19:03:21Z He condemned socialism for penalizing the workers in favor of the shirkers. The New Thatcher Era 2013-04-08T12:15:00Z He said the chancellor targeted AME spending when some members of the government criticised "shirkers" at the time of the autumn statement last year. Budget 2013: Treasury forecaster wrecks chancellor's austerity claim 2013-03-20T19:57:02Z The coalition wants to pit public sector workers against private sector workers, just as it tries to divide us into "strivers" or "shirkers". North-east England's 'bounce back' is not all good news 2013-02-13T13:24:33Z Far from targeting "shirkers", the three-year benefit and tax credit cap doesn't even mainly target the unemployed. There is a problem with welfare, but it's not 'shirkers' 2013-01-08T22:20:01Z It says deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is unhappy with Tory rhetoric contrasting "shirkers verses strivers". Papers critical of coalition review 2013-01-08T05:45:13Z Others point to the binary narrative that's emerged surrounding the debate about benefits: with talk of strivers, shirkers and scroungers. The Tories and blue collar voters 2012-12-31T07:20:33Z It's the Autumn Statement decision to cap - or should that be cut? - the benefits - or should that be the tax credits? - of shirkers - or are they really strivers? Cuts - Mind your language 2012-12-12T12:27:15Z A new Compass pamphlet cheekily reclaims the Osborne lexicon, blasting "scrounging" employers whose low pay is topped up by benefits, and corporate "shirkers" who dodge their tax. Social security cuts: hard times 2012-12-07T19:17:05Z The Conservatives back workers not shirkers, the prime minister declared, as George Osborne pictured an honest shift worker passing the closed blinds of a skiver "sleeping off a life on benefits". There is a problem with welfare, but it's not 'shirkers' 2013-01-08T22:20:01Z But the Chinese government — no shirker of large tasks — tried its best to Ziploc any mention of the dramatic exploits of the blind human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng. IHT Rendezvous: Stray-Cat Barbecue, Dirty Tap Water, Celebrity Hijinks, No Chen - the Usual 2012-05-10T04:30:03Z As for me, I was called the lazy member of the family; a shirker who complained that it was too cold to work in the winter, and too warm in the summer. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Even these shirkers have become reconciled to some sort of industry. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Half the Masters are grinders and grabs, And the men, when not cynical churls, are too apt to be shirkers and blabs. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z They were neither of them shirkers, and it was to be hard work. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z I know what the Baktéyeff servants were like—thieves and shirkers, to a man! A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z At all events there were no successful shirkers about our huts in France; and that may have made the atmosphere what it was. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Even among the brave Confederate soldiers there were some shirkers and cowards. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Once more the span went on and the shirker got a smart reminder as Charlie gave the call to start, and he warmed it up well as a lesson while they pulled. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z She was about to set Portia hastily down in her mind as on the order of a shirker. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Sick Call That’s the call that brings out all the shirkers. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z Patriotism is a ray of inner light, and may never even come to a glow of carnal courage; on the other hand, it is the greatest mistake to impute cowardice to the shirker. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z During November, it will be remembered, Conscription was admitted to be inevitable, and shirkers were adjured to join up before they were "fetched." The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Snowball was no gentleman: he was selfish and unscrupulous, a confirmed shirker, often absent without leave, and upon occasions a rank deserter—for which last he once narrowly escaped being shot. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z While we can be trusted, I hope not to pick lemons, slackers and shirkers, still it makes our choice surer to have it approved by the gang. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z What a shirker I had been when I had worked for Barlow! Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z A very fine, but not unique example of the genuine shirker.... Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z That always means a Man, of course—he's a smart Man, the shirker! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z Then I was sorry I had said that because they utterly refused to let me help wash the dishes and I felt like an awful shirker. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z And perhaps this is one reason why shirkers and loafers dreaded him, as they certainly did. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Prior is no shirker but the mind forgot to inform his body of the wisdom of staying behind the white line. Gut-busting England are running on empty in the World Cup 2011-03-12T21:00:01Z Grey Bird was not a 'shirker' at any time, but he was surpassing himself on this occasion. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z Yes, there were some shirkers, but not many. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z I don't really see why it should make any difference about going out, or not going out ... otherwise every shirker could run off and marry a wife, and live happily ever after.... The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z "There are a good many millions of us for us all to be shirkers, Frank," Jack answered, still speaking quietly, although her cheeks had flushed and her eyes darkened. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z He will still spot a good player and a shirker. Reign of King Kenny II as Liverpool go back for their future 2011-01-09T00:09:00Z Every part of South Carolina was thoroughly searched for shirkers from military duty. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Perhaps it is not to be expected that poets should mention the food of the roses, and yet I hate a shirker of facts. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Years of brooding over the appalling possibility of having to look for another job had made the cashier a skilful shirker of responsibilities. H. R. It was at once fashionable to be a "slacker" or "shirker", and the unfortunate mistress who was told off to superintend the playground during eleven o'clock "break" had a bad time of it. Loyal to the School She is a slacker and a shirker, who keeps much in the background during the breeding season. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season He was degenerating into a shirker, a destroyer, a money-maniac, a complainer of other men’s successes. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards He was to work hard always at any job he could find for any wages he could get, and if he didn't he was a "drunken shirker" and the dupe of "paid agitators." The Passionate Friends No, he was not a shirker, as you thought. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 Lesbia, who had been one of the principal shirkers at the hated game of rounders, pulled wry faces over the letter, but patted it in her pocket nevertheless. Loyal to the School It's a game in which the worker—not the shirker—gets rich. The Clock that Had no Hands And Nineteen Other Essays About Advertising The teachers watched for shirkers more closely, too. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery Do you want your husband to be a shirker and quitter?” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation And he would shoot any shirker who refused to go with him. Shaman He certainly deserves a good tip, for he is no shirker. Round the Wonderful World There was no rule against eating the fruit, but the pay was according to the number of baskets handed in, so that shirkers would find themselves unable to earn their keep. The Madcap of the School On each flank of the gang march overseers armed with swords and rattans that would be quick to descend on the back and loins of any shirker. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 My tummy——" "Private Tummy is a shirker, who doesn't want to do his duty. The Dop Doctor No shirkers were to be found in Warsaw. Kościuszko A Biography You know I'm not much of a shirker, I haven't a lazy bone in my body where work's concerned. Germinie Lacerteux They were not shirkers, but the picking made their backs tired, and the run through the fields was a welcome change. The Madcap of the School However, I was young and healthy, and, though never a shirker of my glass in after-days, prudently moderate in my Potations. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Because of that discovery men who had been timid learnt how to face death gladly, shirkers how to shoulder responsibility, selfish people how to become decent through the fine humanity of sharing. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Richard, justly incensed, abused him in no gentle terms, and even went so far as to strike the titled shirker. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds Should we not be willing to do our part to get these things, or must we be a sponger, a coward, or shirker and let our fellow man do all? Citizenship A Manual for Voters Doubtless they thought that even the children might be none the worse for not being the children of cowards and shirkers; but this was not the first thought, the first commandment. Eugenics and Other Evils Yes; his reasons were different, and of course he could have made a better case for himself than they did, but was he not a shirker just as much as they were? All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Probably the brother is a shirker or a conscientious objector," she thought, "and to such a patriotic girl as Chrissie it must be a dreadful trial. A Patriotic Schoolgirl What I can't stand is those blooming swipes, those shirkers who sit at home and who call themselves men. Tommy Having failed to gain the requisite tenth by means of the Assessed Taxes, he proposed to raise it by methods which even the shirkers could with difficulty circumvent. William Pitt and the Great War All unknowingly he made me realize that I had been a bit of a coward and a shirker. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 She had driven him from her mind and heart, because she believed him to be a shirker, a recreant, a coward. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War The poor chap had had influenza, but he was so afraid of being thought a shirker that he made a push to go. A Patriotic Schoolgirl I am describing it to try if possible to raise a blush of shame on the faces of those shirkers at home who are a disgrace to the name of Englishman. Tommy Even aboard the famous Black Ball Line of Yankee transatlantic packets in the forties there was plenty of 'handspike hash' and 'belaying-pin soup' for shirkers or mutineers. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Nor was there a shirker among the men—and all because the leader was Forrest. A Little Union Scout You should hear what the men at the front are saying about the shirkers who are hanging back. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Be a busy, silent worker, Shun the idle, noisy shirker. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy As the sun rose higher, so did Kate’s temper, and her voice grew sharper and more imperious each time she spoke to the shirkers. The Fighting Shepherdess No. Perhaps I am selfish—a shirker—and there are times when the old call to get back where I know that the need is greatest comes like a clarion. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands This was the last we saw of our baggage, as it was plundered and stolen by camp-followers and shirkers who stayed behind. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Have the shirkers at home ever thought, I wonder, of what would happen if Germany should conquer! All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War "I'll go out to the stable with Jack," came from Spouter, who was no shirker when it came to doing his share of the work. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods "Say that, when enlisted in a noble cause, I am a miserable shirker." The House of Torchy Mr. Edgehill saw a shirker in every suicide, national improvidence in a corpse with empty pockets, and had even been able to discover a declining war _morale_ in death by misadventure. The Shrieking Pit This skirmish-line was composed of stragglers he had gathered up, and whom he had transformed from a lot of shirkers into a band of heroes. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson By George, that idea of giving a white feather to all the shirkers was just fine. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War So he grew up a trace shirker and a halter-puller, with disposition, temperament, and general behavior as uneven as his coloring. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle There were a few cowards and shirkers who failed to live up to the standard set by their comrades. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army While they dream of higher profits And of interest accrued. 55We condemn the youthful shirker And we say his heart's not right, But there's many an arrant slacker Not eligible to fight. War Rhymes by Wayfarer There are no visions of the Christ for idle dreamers or for unhappy shirkers. Making the Most of Life He was what the people called a shirker. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War A further source of trouble would be the problem of determining what wages should be paid to shirkers and those incapable of working with efficiency. The Red Conspiracy Lack of imagination may be at times as responsible for the sin of the shirker as lack of courage. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers A hero's heart, an honored name, Or coward's part, and shirker's shame? War Rhymes by Wayfarer Now look here, boy, with all your faults you are no coward; haven't you the pluck to get to know yourself and stop being a shirker? The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 To her it was the duty, the sacred duty, of every healthy young Englishman to defend his country, and none but shirkers, cowards, would stay behind. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War With long turns for the willing horses, and short turns for shirkers! A Popular Schoolgirl No shirkers would be left if every subject of the Crown were taught to apprehend the significance of Henley's interrogation: What have I done for you, England, my England? Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers The boss of a trail herd cannot be a shirker, and Sanderson did his full share of the work. Square Deal Sanderson Then he compelled the people to set about rebuilding the bridge, and they worked day and night at this job under the eyes of soldiers with revolvers and rifles ready to shoot down any shirker. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 There were no deserters, no shirkers, no cowards. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? Nothing is more vital to a worker than rest—yet nothing is so vitiating to the shirker. The Art of Public Speaking Iris presently discovered that he was lazy and luxurious, a deceiver of himself, a dweller in Fool's Paradise and a constant shirker of work. In Luck at Last He was the typical "shirker" and "loafer," while other men worked; the parasite bred from the sweat of the poor; the soft, effeminate creature who had never faced the facts of life and never would. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend I would to God that they could be told to every coward of a shirker at home, to every skunk of a "conscientious objector," to every rat of a "stop-the-war" "pacificist." A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire This captain of whom I speak was a padded shape—shirker from the front line—a parader of his uniform before women. The Day of the Beast The daily rations of the shirkers are:— Bread . Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 I knew of Kore—I had heard of him and his shirkers' and deserters' agency in my travels—and I went straight to him. The Man with the Clubfoot Whatever may be said henceforward of these "golden lads" of ours, "shirker" and "loafer" they can never he called again. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend Their contempt is not that of the fighter for the man of peace; but the scorn of the man who is doing his duty for the shirker. Out To Win The Story of America in France "Or if he does, he's a shirker and deserves to be kicked." The Keeper of the Door The world despises a shirker but honors a worker. Camping For Boys The grizzled railroad builder fixed Sanders with an eye that had read into the soul of many a shirker and many a dishonest schemer. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West He did; and he always said that Michael Pendean was a 'shirker' and a coward. The Red Redmaynes It would have been a condemnation of you if any one of us had been a shirker. Carry On Letters in War-Time She wouldn't like me to be a shirker.... Mr. Britling Sees It Through I won’t have any idlers or shirkers or rebels about me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 And yet in spite of how hard they had tried, his lapse had blackened every one of them, just as though they had been skulkers and shirkers. Don Strong, Patrol Leader He'd worked up his old hatred of Michael Pendean, as a shirker in the war, until it festered in his head and poisoned his mind, so as he couldn't get it under. The Red Redmaynes She remembered how she had come to Michael there and found him writing at his table, and how she had talked to him as though he had been a shirker and a coward. The Tree of Heaven She threw out insults at the shirkers and the "funk classes." Mr. Britling Sees It Through If I don't answer the call I'll be branded a shirker in my village, and I've got to live in that village all my life. The Last Shot There is nothing that comes to the idler, or shirker. A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga He poses as a most industrious young man, but is, at heart, a shirker. The Return of Peter Grimm The more he explained the more he would seem to them to be a shirker. The Tree of Heaven Antonyms: idler, drone, dabbler, sluggard, truant, dilettante, loafer, shirker. working, a. industrious. working man. worker, laborer. working together. coöperation; collusion; concurrence; collaboration. workman, n. artisan, artificer, craftsman, journeyman. Putnam's Word Book Then, as to the leaders being "shirkers" when the actual contest came, the history of the times gives contradictions sufficient without examples. History of Kershaw's Brigade From the day he entered college he was in active competition with his classmates in all his studies, and if he had been a shirker they would all have known it. The "Goldfish" There is no place for a shirker or a quitter in a real Unitarian church. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Just as 'patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,' so fatalism is the last refuge of a shirker. The Human Machine "He's a born shirker, and one weak company would make a regiment that much poorer." Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche She wasn't a shirker, and she realized that she must decide upon her course of conduct now and stick to it. The Purple Heights He himself worked steadily and he chided the incompetent, the shirkers, and the lazy. George Washington You were faithful and I no better than a shirker. Deadham Hard In most cases they are mere shirkers, and that is why they cling to their posts and seek every day to prove themselves indispensable by discovering all sorts of crimes. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War "He knows us for a bunch of shirkers, and so he gave us the 'pep' talk this morning." Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche The labor involved in such work was very great, but Washington was no shirker. George Washington: Farmer They too had been smug in their self- complacency, hypocrites, shirkers of truth and stirrers up of strife, careless of consequences. The Soul of the War No fun to be out of the tent—but there are no shirkers with us. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Masters complained that many of their slaves were chronic shirkers. The Black Experience in America Then he called Wilkins and Holloway, who stood together in the middle of it, cowardly dogs and shirkers, and strode past them to the door to the servants' quarters. The Loudwater Mystery "But I shall soon make opportunities!—" she thought, passionately; "I'm not going to be a shirker!" Delia Blanchflower And you shirkers in your Mill workers' union are willing to stand aside and let us do your fighting for you. Helen of the Old House "Come along, you little shirker!" and Norah would unwillingly return to the music stool, and worry laboriously though a page of the hated Czerny. A Little Bush Maid You know what happens to the shirker who sleeps on his post when on sentry-duty about a camp at night in the face of the enemy. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The conventual system was to him a survival of medievalism, a relic of the dark ages; the last refuge of the shirkers of the world. The Shadow of the East In their eyes an artist was a shirker who contrived to work as little and as agreeably as possible. Jean-Christophe Journey's End A craze came over the school for physical fitness and efficiency, and the most persistent shirkers were forced by public opinion into exerting themselves. Monitress Merle "In short, your charge is that I am a shirker—and, since it's the same thing, a coward?" The Call of the Cumberlands Shirk it and—well, sonny, no shirker ever yet got anything worth having out of life. The Bars of Iron The church has serious work to do, The lodge and club has need of workers, They ask for just an hour or two— Surely I will not join the shirkers? When Day is Done True, they had found more honest businesses than shady ones, more faithful clerks than shirkers, more decent people in the pleasure resorts than doubtful people. John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment Unless, therefore, you wish your intellectual processes to be as hazy and haphazard as those of mental shirkers and loafers, you must eschew, not necessarily all slang, but all heedless, all habitual use of it. The Century Vocabulary Builder If any healthy member of the home is excused from at least some form of active work, he will inevitably be a shirker when he grows up. The Warriors But—I sometimes ask myself if I'm any better than a shirker. The Bars of Iron The more I saw the splendour of the fight the French were fighting, the more I felt like an embusqué--what the British call a "shirker." Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun I've met shirkers and loafers, but I never met so many all at one time. Smoke Bellew David would take all the pains in the world with a well-meaning but slow workman, but he disposed of shirkers and double-dealers without needless words. Masters of the Guild "I don't need no authority to whip a shirker," he said insolently, as he turned away. The Prodigal Judge Sometimes more persons are employed in government offices than there is any need for, or some of those employed are shirkers, or otherwise inefficient. Community Civics and Rural Life Strange it was to see that Gulden, who Joan thought might be a shirker, did twice the work of any man, especially the heavy work. The Border Legion Each has now his memories, his tirade on this much-excogitated subject of the shirkers, and all begin to overflow and to talk at once. Under Fire: the story of a squad I tell you what, you old shirker, it's up to you to come home and bear your own Aunt. The Window-Gazer They all knew that I was just and fair to the real worker; it was only the scoundrels and shirkers who had anything to fear from me, and were upright, self-respecting. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures A perfectly fit fellow, of military age, who doesn't join up is looked upon as a shirker and treated accordingly. Rilla of Ingleside We've seen him let loose sometimes when there was shirkers about, but he's all right inside his vest. The Judgment House At the beginning of it, I played hell with everybody—with the people at the rear, with the civilians, with the natives, with the shirkers. Under Fire: the story of a squad I called you a shirker, Bob, and ordered Helen to leave you alone. The Girl from Keller's If the shirkers be eliminated, it is probable that there were not more than a thousand actual combatants upon the hill. The Great Boer War There were shirkers claiming exemption from military service on the ground that they were doing necessary service as civilians. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence The wire-headed man said roughly: "There's too many of these blighted shirkers, and too much pampering of them." Five Tales "Is it the shirkers you want to talk about?" Under Fire: the story of a squad But the inner voice that had called him bestial now called him shirker, coward, and slacker. The Lani People Of course every shirker, every coward and slacker in the country decided at once to be a conscientious objector. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war But his code did not include such a shirker's refuge. The Amazing Interlude There are workers "jerkers" and "shirkers"; but through much tribulation and temptation must we enter into the kingdom of heaven. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation For my part," says Pepin, "I don't fret myself about the shirkers or the semi-shirkers, it's wasting one's time; but where they get on my nerves, it's when they swank. Under Fire: the story of a squad But the shirkers are pretty well known, and have to be very sick and give unmistakable symptoms of their illness before they can get excused. The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries "One is always," said Bertrand, "a shirker to some one else." Under Fire: the story of a squad He could never tell her, and she would go on thinking him a shirker and a coward. The Amazing Interlude There are some bad boys," says Lamuse, "among the shirkers, that find a way of keeping something in the company wagon or the medical van. Under Fire: the story of a squad |
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