- have the effrontery to
- 1. v.อาจเอื้อม [_āt\\eūam]
Lewis & Short latin dictionary. 2014.
have the effrontery to
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effrontery — ef|fron|te|ry [ıˈfrʌntəri] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: effronterie, from Late Latin effrons shameless ] rude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident have the effrontery to do sth ▪ She had the effrontery to ask… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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