单词 | away with the fairies |
释义 | > as lemmasaway with the fairies b. away with the fairies: giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dreamworld.Quot. 1818 refers to a person who is physically present but has seen supernatural visions. ΚΠ 1818 C. K. Sharpe in R. Law Memorialls Pref. p. lxxxv Several of her neighbours said to her that she was taken away with the fairies.] 1934 W. W. Gill Manx Dial. 17 Away, of one who is dreamy, bemused, listless, or ‘in a decline,’ it is said that he or she is ‘away’. ‘Away with the fairies’ seems to have been the complete phrase, or at least the complete idea, formerly. 1985 M. Munro Patter 24 I can trust ye with nothin; ye're away with the fairies half the time. 2013 @winstonpeters 24 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) If he believes that, he's away with the fairies. < as lemmas |
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