to be as brown as a berry
- Fuente de la expresión
- Diccionario Collins inglés-español, español-inglés
- Estructura completa
- (Someone) to be as brown as a berry
- Contexto
- I saw his sleeves edged at the wrist with fine dark fur, the finest in the country, and to fasten his hood under his chin he had a finely-wrought brooch of gold; in the larger end was a love-knot. His bald head shone like glass; so did his face, as if it had been anointed. He was a sleek, fat lord. His bright eyes rolled in his head, glowing like the fire under a cauldron. His boots were of rich soft leather, his horse in excellent condition. Now certainly he was a fine prelate. He was not pale, like a wasted spirit; best of any roast he loved a fat swan. His palfrey was as brown as a berry.
- Fuente del contexto
- Glee Editions
- Tipo de fuente
- book
- Autor
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Título de la fuente
- The Canterbury Tales
- Año
- 1390
- Web
- https://www.gleeditions.com/thecanterburytales/students/pages.asp?lid=103&pg=6
- Observaciones
- Escrito entre 1387 y 1400
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- Sin definir
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente