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Substantiv[redigera]
- skinksmörgås, skinkmacka
- (amerikansk engelska) något trivialt, självklart eller alldagligt av föga värde; struntsak, lappri
- 1900: The Financial Future of the United States (The Bankers magazine, volym 61, sida 603), Charles A. Conant:
- but did you ever hear of a young man, who becomes a millionaire in the approved style, starting life on a farm, studying by the light of a tallow dip, and coming to the city with forty-five cents and a ham sandwich
- men hörde du någonsin talas om en ung man, som blev miljonär på ärligt vis; växte upp på en gård, studerade i ljuset av en talgdank, och kom till staden med fyrtiofem cent och en skinkmacka
- but did you ever hear of a young man, who becomes a millionaire in the approved style, starting life on a farm, studying by the light of a tallow dip, and coming to the city with forty-five cents and a ham sandwich
- 1900: The Financial Future of the United States (The Bankers magazine, volym 61, sida 603), Charles A. Conant:
- spottstyver, struntsumma
- 1998 (sept 15): Up for the Game, Down for the Count (Washington Post), Tony Kornheiser:
- But regardless of how enamored you may be of Green's manner and his potential, it has to come as a shock to you that he's the starter. A month ago you could have had him for a ham sandwich
- Men oavsett hur betagen en må vara av Greens stil och hans potential så måste det komma som en chock att han är nybörjare. För en månad sedan kunde du fått honom för en spottstyver.
- But regardless of how enamored you may be of Green's manner and his potential, it has to come as a shock to you that he's the starter. A month ago you could have had him for a ham sandwich
- 2009: The Car That Should Save GM (Esquire volym 151, nummer 6, sida 28), Ezra Dyer:
- It's sports-car fast, has a big leather-trimmed interior, and costs as much as a ham sandwich.
- Den är sportbilssnabb, har en storslagen läderinteriör, och detta för en spottstyver.
- It's sports-car fast, has a big leather-trimmed interior, and costs as much as a ham sandwich.
- 1998 (sept 15): Up for the Game, Down for the Count (Washington Post), Tony Kornheiser: