jerry-built
schlampig gebaut, stümperhaft gebaut
Built cheaply and shoddilyBuilt cheaply and shoddily.
Значення
значень: 1Built cheaply and shoddily.
1832, Liverpool Mercury, ‘…members of the Bluebell Club, the Jerry-Building society, &c…’ (via https://theprioryandthecastironshore.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/jerry-builder-origin-of-the-term/)
zusammengepfuscht, stümperhaft gebaut, schlampig gebaut
badly or hastily built
Переклади
мов: 3Deutsch
За значеннями 1
built cheaply:
Походження
Unknown; there are many theories. I was led to believe it referred to houses built by GermUnknown; there are many theories. I was led to believe it referred to houses built by German pow’s See jerry (possibly etymologically related).
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Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 5Похідніjerry-rigged