| 单词 | meanwhile back at the ranch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmeanwhile back at the ranch meanwhile back at the ranch: originally used in western stories and films, introducing a subsidiary plot; now chiefly humorous and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [phrase] > meanwhile in the interim1579 meanwhile back at the ranch1940 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > phrase used in novels [phrase] > introducing sub-plot in Western meanwhile back at the ranch1940 1912 Z. Grey Riders of Purple Sage vi. 65 Meantime, at the ranch, when Judkins's news had sent Venters on the trail of the rustlers, Jane Withersteen led the injured man to her house.] 1940 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 21 July Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Sandy's dog, Pat, began to whine. 1956 Life 2 Apr. 17/2 (advt.) Meanwhile, back at the ranch... That caption from the old silent movies prompts us to ask this question: How much of your precious time is tied up ‘back at the ranch’? 1963 J. Crist in N.Y. Herald Tribune Sunday Mag. 24 Nov. 40/2 Kramer keeps any number of old ‘meanwhile, back at the ranch’ side adventures going. 1978 Observer 29 Jan. (Colour Suppl.) front cover (caption) Meanwhile, back at the ranch... 1999 Stage 30 Sept. 9/3 Meanwhile back at the ranch! After a few weeks in London, I returned to discover that the..New York theatre season had slowly been getting into gear. < as lemmas |
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