| 单词 | ask a silly question |
| 释义 | > as lemmasask a silly question (and you get a silly answer) P4. ask a silly question (and you get a silly answer) and variants. ΚΠ 1946 Elgin (Iowa) Echo 7 Mar. 2/3 Well, ask a silly question and receive a silly answer. 1955 Big Spring (Texas) Herald 19 Nov. 6 He wished she'd give him a serious answer sometimes. Well, he thought, ask a silly question and you get a silly answer. 1970 M. Pereira Pigeon's Blood xi. 122 ‘John? Tell me straight: do you or don't you?’ John Raze looked at his friend. ‘Ask a silly question…’ he said. Then after a pause: ‘No.’ 1981 C. Smythe If you can't beat 'em in Alley xvi. 273 ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked. ‘Getting measured for a box, what do you think?’ I replied. Ask a silly question. 2009 Daily Post (Nexis) 30 Oct. 14 If you ask him a silly question, he'll give you a silly answer. < as lemmas |
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