prunes and prisms meaning in English
装腔作势；矫揉造作的(人或言语)。
Examples
- Say prunes and prisms forty times every morning , cure for fat lips . caressing the little boy too
每天早晨说四十遍"梅干和棱镜" 109 ，就能治好肥嘴唇。 - " i like nasty things better than nice things , " said jessica , with such a prunes and prisms of diction that all the grown - ups had to laugh
杰西卡说： "我喜欢那些令人讨厌的东西，而不喜欢好的东西。 "她装腔作势的话语使得大人们忍不住笑了起来。