单词 | in smoke |
释义 | > as lemmasin(to) smoke j. in(to) smoke (slang, chiefly Australian), in(to) hiding. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adverb] by covert1477 secretly1535 in coverc1540 hiddenly1580 tectly1587 in(to) smoke1924 1924 C. J. Dennis Rose of Spadgers 72 ‘Jist now,’ says Brannigan, ‘Spike Wegg's in smoke. Oh, jist concerns a cove 'e tried to croak.’ 1938 P. J. Smith Con Man ix. 179 Denman advised Naysmith to remain ‘in smoke’—an expression meaning to hide himself—and play golf until Denman had stood his trial alone for the offence in Glasgow. 1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger xvii. 203 The New Zealand delegate returned anonymously, slipped ashore and ‘went into smoke’ like some famous criminal. 1967 K. S. Prichard Subtle Flame 252 Meanwhile Tony's got to be kept in smoke? < as lemmas |
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