English Dictionary

Dick Whittington

名詞

イギリス英語

(UK) Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.

日本語の意味

ロンドンにより良い将来性を求めて移住する人物

Like a modern Dick Whittington, she left her small town and moved to London hoping to make her fortune.

ロンドンに出てより良い見込みを求める人の現代版のように、彼女は小さな町を出てチャンスを求めてロンドンへ行った。

意味（1）

(UK) Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.

Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place— I should like it to be London. "Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]

Dick Whittingtons （ plural ）