词汇 | chopped-liver |
释义 | chopped liver noun[ U ] uk /ˌtʃɒpt ˈlɪv.ər/ us /ˌtʃɑːpt ˈlɪv.ɚ/ chopped livernoun[U] (FOOD)a thick, soft food traditional in Jewish cooking, made from liver(= a large organ from an animal's body) cooked with onions, usually with boiled egg added, often served on hard biscuits or bread: She ordered chopped liver, which she hungrily devoured. The terrine tasted like my mum's chopped liver (which is a huge compliment). The traditional appetizer was chopped liver mixed with eggs and onions. She made me chopped liver sandwiches on rye with kosher pickles. For me there is nothing better than chopped liver on a sesame seed bagel. Savoury dishes Alfredo American chop suey arancini arroz con pollo baba ghanoush dumpling duxelles edamame egg foo yong eggs Benedict matelote matzo ball mixed grill mochi momo Scotch woodcock scrambled eggs scrapple shabu-shabu shakshuka chopped livernoun[U] (NOT IMPORTANT)informalhumorous someone or something that is not at all important or deserving of respect: He didn't even say hello to me. What am I — chopped liver? It's important that the plan includes all regions, otherwise those that are left out are going to say "What are we, chopped liver?" A score of 85% is not exactly chopped liver (= it is very good). After an evening of being mostly ignored I start to wonder... am I chopped liver? The men in the cast are all excellent, and the women aren't chopped liver either. The first two years as governor you can do whatever you want but by year seven, you're chopped liver. Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside damn denigrate denigration deprecation laugh leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone minoritize mock never on the front burneridiom shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something sweep something aside |
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