The phrase was first coined by Edward Thorndike, a psychologist who used it in a study published in 1920 to describe the way that commanding officers rated their soldiers.

这个词语是由心理学家爱德华·桑代克创造的。1920年，他在一份研究军官对士兵评分的研究报告中使用了这个词。

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Further it said "Mark has never used the phrase 'all grin from ear to ear'" which occurred in the letter.

而且“马克也从来不会使用‘all grin from ear to ear’这个短语，”但它在信中也出现了。

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In every interview, Mr Tenet argues that he used the phrase "Slam Dunk" to describe how easy it would be to make the case for war, not the quality of the intelligence itself-as if anybody CARES.

每次采访时，田南总是争辩他是用“大灌篮”是形容使伊拉克战争名正言顺是多么容易，而不是讲所有人都关注的，那些情报本身的质量。

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Jeffrey Skilling 's "big enchilada" has finally come to pass, but testifying on his own behalf was certainly not the dish he had in mind when he used the phrase in the mid-1990s.

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In the past I remember the phrase being used in a sarcastic manner by children towards other children.

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In part, this is due to the derogatory manner in which the phrase is now used.

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