Indian giver
送东西给人日后又讨回的人
典故:从前印第安人有这样的习俗:送礼给人家之后,人家必须回赠礼物,否则他们是会讨还的。白人最初和印第安人接触的时候,不知道印第安人有这种习惯,结果印第安人往往向他们讨还礼物,他们也就觉得印第安人吝啬了。
后来,凡是送礼而指望人家回赠或奉还的人,都叫做Indian giver;他们送的礼物,就叫做 Indian gift。
例:He is an Indian giver; he will be displeased if you dont give him an equally expensive gift in return.
他是要人家还礼的,你不回赠他一件同样值钱的礼物,他会不高兴。
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