unmitigated gallとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

unmitigated gall (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Extreme audaciousness; impudence; brazenness.
   • 1891, Exercises of class day of the senior class, Tuesday, June 23, 1891, page 33:

     Prichard, while keeping school, had the unmitigated gall to teach Greek, although he had never studied the subject.

   • 1944, Teheran: Our Path in War and Peace, page 55:

     In July 1938, that was sufficient to call down contempt and hatred on us, and brand us as men of unmitigated gall.

   • 1962, How to live with a calculating cat, page 47:

     It requires the cunning of a chess master, the planning of a field marshal, the adroitness and polish of a premier of France, or, failing these, the sheer, unmitigated gall of your door-to-door salesman.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheeky