Phrase · Home & domestic life
with suspicious enthusiasm
adverb phrase
/with-sus-pish-us-en-thyoo-zee-az-um/
Definition
In a manner far more eager than the mundane situation reasonably requires.
In use
“He volunteered to do the washing up with suspicious enthusiasm.”
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Language
- Language form
- adverb phrase
- Pronunciation
- /with-sus-pish-us-en-thyoo-zee-az-um/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Home & domestic life
History
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