A friend in court 有勢力的朋友
2023-09-09 17:49:53 每日學英語
a friend in court字面意思是法庭上的朋友，引申為有勢力的朋友。
【例句】
He was bloody safe he wasn t run in himself under the act that time as a rogue and vagabond only he had a friend in court.
那回根據(jù)法令，他差點兒就作為無賴或流浪漢被關(guān)進去，虧了他有個有勢力的朋友，這才得以幸免。
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
朝中有友，勝如囊中有錢。