| 单词 | in annie's room |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(up) in Annie's room (behind the clock, wallpaper, etc) P11. colloquial. (up) in Annie's room (behind the clock, wallpaper, etc) and variants: used, chiefly in response to a question, to indicate that the speaker either does not know or does not wish to say where someone or something might be found. Also in many similar phrases with other female forenames, e.g. Nelly, Minnie, Mary, etc. In quot. 1907 apparently denoting a notional place where improbable or impossible things happen. ΚΠ 1907 Murmurmontis (Wesleyan Univ., W. Virginia) 4 188 Graham has his Political Economy up—in Mary's room behind the clock.] 1917 Bathurst (New S. Wales) Times 22 May On my interrupting them by exclaiming, ‘I say, cobbers, where is the —— Battalion?’ they looked wild at me, and I received the reply that the —— Battalion is up in Annie's room, clear out. 1928 B. Hecht & C. MacArthur Front Page i. 27 Diamond Louie: Where's Hildy Johnson? Endicott rudely: Up in Minnie's room. Murphy: Who wants to know? 1981 A. Malcolm Ride out Storm vi. 89 ‘Where is she?’ roared Alex. ‘Up in Annie's room behind the clock!’ spat Mackie sarcastically. 2016 G. Masterton Living Death xxxix. 379 ‘Where the feck are they?’ ‘I don't know, Eoin. Up in Nelly's room behind the wallpaper, I expect.’ < as lemmas |
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