英语词汇“on the bone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

m. on the bone.

(a) slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). Badly off; desperate or in dire straits, esp. because of lack of money; occasionally also on one's bones. Now also more fully on the bones of one's arse.

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1891 N.Z. Observer 21 Nov. His sweet companion fell head over heels in love with another member of the sterner sex..leaving our manufacturer of rhyme (to speak in vulgar phraseology) fairly ‘on the bone’.

1898 Pelorus Guardian (Havelock, Marlborough, N.Z.) 29 July We don't know any of our chaps that won't pay it..that the poor old chaps, who are ‘on the bone,’ may have a good old rest.

1922 J. Galsworthy Loyalties i. i. 13 Ronny Dancy's on his bones again, I'm afraid.

1925 Windsor & Richmond (New S. Wales) Gaz. 25 Dec. When Murray's colony went ‘bung’, and the colonists were ‘on the bone’.

1959 D. Hewett Bobbin Up 104 You only took State kids when you were on the bones of your arse..to [help] feed your kids and kept them out of a Home.

2012 FourFourTwo Mar. 69/3 They've got 33 professional players. We're on the bones of our arse with 20 part-timers.

2017 Australian (Nexis) 21 Oct. 17 The department..would not give him any financial support, despite him being able to demonstrate that he was on his bones.

(b) Of meat or fish: with the bone or bones left in when cooked, served, or sold (cf. bone-in adj.). Similarly off the bone: with the bone or bones removed before being cooked, served, or sold.

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1935 Referee (Sydney) 2 May 14/7 Make the [dog's] evening meal one of good raw beef on the bone.

1956 Irish Times 1 May 8 (heading) Salmon off the bone.

1978 D. Smith Cookery Course I. 126 Do buy, and cook, your joint on the bone. You won't be paying any extra, since meat bought on the bone costs less per pound.

2003 Snoop Apr. 74/1 Lamb cooked on the bone for extra flavour but served off the bone for convenience.

单词	on the bone
释义	> as lemmas on the bone m. on the bone. (a) slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). Badly off; desperate or in dire straits, esp. because of lack of money; occasionally also on one's bones. Now also more fully on the bones of one's arse. ΚΠ 1891 N.Z. Observer 21 Nov. His sweet companion fell head over heels in love with another member of the sterner sex..leaving our manufacturer of rhyme (to speak in vulgar phraseology) fairly ‘on the bone’. 1898 Pelorus Guardian (Havelock, Marlborough, N.Z.) 29 July We don't know any of our chaps that won't pay it..that the poor old chaps, who are ‘on the bone,’ may have a good old rest. 1922 J. Galsworthy Loyalties i. i. 13 Ronny Dancy's on his bones again, I'm afraid. 1925 Windsor & Richmond (New S. Wales) Gaz. 25 Dec. When Murray's colony went ‘bung’, and the colonists were ‘on the bone’. 1959 D. Hewett Bobbin Up 104 You only took State kids when you were on the bones of your arse..to [help] feed your kids and kept them out of a Home. 2012 FourFourTwo Mar. 69/3 They've got 33 professional players. We're on the bones of our arse with 20 part-timers. 2017 Australian (Nexis) 21 Oct. 17 The department..would not give him any financial support, despite him being able to demonstrate that he was on his bones. (b) Of meat or fish: with the bone or bones left in when cooked, served, or sold (cf. bone-in adj.). Similarly off the bone: with the bone or bones removed before being cooked, served, or sold. ΚΠ 1935 Referee (Sydney) 2 May 14/7 Make the [dog's] evening meal one of good raw beef on the bone. 1956 Irish Times 1 May 8 (heading) Salmon off the bone. 1978 D. Smith Cookery Course I. 126 Do buy, and cook, your joint on the bone. You won't be paying any extra, since meat bought on the bone costs less per pound. 2003 Snoop Apr. 74/1 Lamb cooked on the bone for extra flavour but served off the bone for convenience. extracted from bonen.¹ < as lemmas
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