| 单词 | not for all the tea in china |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot for all the tea in China c. Phrases. given away with a pound of tea: see given away with a pound of tea at give v. Phrasal verbs 1; not for all the tea in China (colloquial, originally Australian): not at any price. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no > certainly not for nothinglOE not (to do something) for the worlda1375 for foul or fairc1405 not for a moment1785 not on your life1791 not for Joe (Joseph)1844 no siree1845 not much1871 a thousand times, no1896 not on your tintype1900 not for all the tea in China1937 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 148/1 China!, not for all the tea in, certainly not!; on no account: Australian coll.: from the 1890's. 1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger ii. 19 I'm not going to stand in my girl's light for all the tea in China. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain vi. 137 She wouldn't get into a sidecar or on a pillion for all the tea in China. 1978 Radio Times 11 Mar. 25/5 I wouldn't change Newcastle for all the tea in China... It's a lovely place to live in. < as lemmas |
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