| 单词 | like a bomb |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike a bomb e. A success (esp. in entertainment); also U.S., a failure. like a bomb and variants: with great speed; with considerable effectiveness or success. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > very swiftly as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought?c1225 like lightning1567 (as) quick as lightning1580 like wildfire1699 like stour1787 (as) quick as a wink1825 like smoke1832 quick as a streak1839 like sixty1848 (as) quick as thought1871 at a great lick1898 like a bat out of hell1921 like the clappers1948 like a bomb1954 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > with great success in a big way1840 like a bandit1943 like a bomb1954 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > that which is a failure fizzle1846 fiasco1855 frost1874 blue duck1889 wash-out1902 blowout1925 turkey1927 flopperoo1936 stiff1937 muck-up1942 bomb1954 fizzer1957 lead balloon1960 damp squib1963 bummer1967 downer1976 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful success1667 good thing1764 go1780 out1843 winner1913 success story1925 socko1937 gangbuster1946 bomb1954 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > item in > type of item hit1811 star turn1885 sister act1893 showstopper1916 patter act1941 single act1952 bomb1954 stunt- 1954 Amer. Speech 29 99 Like a bomb,..very fast. 1961 New Yorker 28 Oct. 43/2 What had once been called a failure became a ‘bomb’. 1962 Listener 11 Oct. 581/2 Leslie Crowther, introducing The Black and White Minstrel Show..from the Victoria Palace, remarked, ‘We're going like a bomb here.’ 1963 The Beatles 5 Once, Paul McCartney and I played Reading as the Nurk Twins. Went down a bomb, I recall. 1967 A. Diment Dolly Dolly Spy ii. 15 His straight-backed ‘visitor's’ chair, which for pure discomfort would have gone down a bomb with the Gestapo. < as lemmas |
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