| 单词 | open slather |
| 释义 | > as lemmasopen slather 3. open slather (Australian and New Zealand colloquial), freedom to operate without interference, a free-for-all. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > scope or free opportunity roomeOE leisure1303 libertyc1425 free chase1467 scope1534 roomtha1540 swinge1542 swing1584 blank charter1593 freedom1623 field1639 play1641 free agencya1646 range1793 expatiationa1848 leaveway1890 open slather1919 headroom1932 1919 V. Marshall World of Living Dead 71 They say she's an open slather up there. Not a demon [sc. a policeman] in the burg. 1949 J. Morrison Creeping City xxviii. 227 You're asking to be allowed an open slather at an essential public service without being challenged. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand xiii. 180 It's worth a go. Come round, she said, it'll be open slather. 1974 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 1 Sept. 5/1 The beef was marked and butcher shop customers had the opportunity to check the grading... Now it's open slather. 1979 Financial Rev. (Austral.) 9 May 5 A problem..was how to prevent an ‘open slather’ in the sale of tickets. < as lemmas |
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