to be on Queer Street有大麻烦

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

In days past the Latin term quaere，meaning“enquire，”was noted on a person’s application for a loan if there were strong suspicions about his credit history．From this practice came the British expression to be on Queer Street，to be in bad trouble．

从前，拉丁文quaere意为“询问”。如果对申请贷款人的信誉有疑问，就会在他的申请单上写上quaere，表示对此人的信誉需要调查。由此，在英国演变出来了这个英语表达方式to be on Queer Street，意为“有大麻烦了”。