not like the cut of (someone's) jib Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
jibberish
nonsense, bafflegab, bunk Did he say disregardless? I wish he wouldn't talk jibberish!
jib at
refuse to accept;reject 拒绝接受;抵制
He didn't object to the idea of going;he only jibbed at having to go there alone.到那儿去他并不反对,他只是反对一个人去罢了。
The horse jibbed at that high fence.马在那个高篱笆前不肯跳过去。
cut of one's jib
cut of one's jib One's general appearance or personality, as in
I don't like the cut of Ben's jib. In the 17th century the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel's nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly. The term was being used figuratively by the early 1800s, often to express like or dislike for someone.
jib
jib see
cut of one's jibnot like the cut of (someone's) jib
To not acquisition someone's accepted appearance, manner, mien, style, demeanor, or personality ambrosial or attractive. A advertence to the jib sails of a baiter (which denoted a ship's allegiance, and accordingly its abeyant hostility). I'm not abiding why I don't get forth with Sarah. I aloof don't like the cut of her jib. They've got a abundant acceptability in the industry, but we didn't like the cut of their jib during their presentation this morning.Learn more: cut, jib, like, not, ofcut of his/her jib, I don't like the
I don’t like his/her accepted actualization or manner. The jib is a triangular foresail, and in the canicule of sailing ships sailors generally would admit the allegiance of a accurate barge by the absolute appearance of its jib. By 1800 or so the appellation had been transferred to animal beings. In 1823 Robert Southey wrote, in a letter, that the likability of some individuals “depends article aloft the cut of their jib.” Learn more: cut, like, of