| 单词 | go figure |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgo figure colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). go figure: try to work it out, consider that puzzle; try to figure out why, how, etc. (used esp. as an invitation to consider something the speaker or writer considers bewildering, inexplicable, or ridiculous). ΚΠ 1960 Film Q. Winter 23/1 I needed a crowd of fifty and I could only afford twenty people so I gave them umbrellas which spread everybody out... So, go figure. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. xi. 18/5 The success rate drops right through to the 1973 graduates, although transfers from the late 70's seem to be taking an upward turn again. Funny. Go figure. 1986 Times (Nexis) 7 Sept. He points out that the divorce cost him..over four times the cost of his illness. What does that tell us about American values? Go figure. 1988 F. Bright Singular Women 166 Go figure Hank Sayre would develop into a dashing journalist. 1994 Minnesota Monthly Sept. 100/2 Also on hand will be the Bavarian Musikmeisters, the Minneapolis Accordion Club, horse-drawn carriages, Romanian dancers, and (go figure) an Elvis impersonator. 1999 Massive (City Univ. Students' Union) Mar. 11/2 In the last election, the Tories got 18% of the votes in Scotland and have no MPs there at all, while the Lib Dems got 13% and have 10 MPs. Go figure. < as lemmas |
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