Angels of mercy to refer to nurses
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I wonder if "angels of mercy" by itself (not in context) will mean Nurses
I have googled this term but the results I got were referring to the religious angels.
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I wonder if "angels of mercy" by itself (not in context) will mean Nurses
I have googled this term but the results I got were referring to the religious angels.
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In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago
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I wonder if "angels of mercy" by itself (not in context) will mean Nurses
I have googled this term but the results I got were referring to the religious angels.
word-usage
asked 23 hours ago
asmgxasmgx
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I wonder if "angels of mercy" by itself (not in context) will mean Nurses
I have googled this term but the results I got were referring to the religious angels.
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asmgxasmgx
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asmgxasmgx
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asmgxasmgx
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In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago
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In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago
In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago
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In an appropriate context the term is occasionally used with that meaning. There are other figurative meanings as well.
– Hot Licks
23 hours ago
@HotLicks It is, or used to be, sufficiently common in British English that the BBC put out a drama series berween 1975 and1983 called Angels about nurses in an NHS hospital. However I can't say that I've heard it recently.
– BoldBen
20 hours ago
@BoldBen - Yeah, I'm thinking I've most often heard it with this meaning in Brit TV shows.
– Hot Licks
13 hours ago
theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/03/health.healthandwellbeing
– TRomano
11 hours ago