| 单词 | on the tinny luck |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the tinny luck 4. Australian and New Zealand slang. Lucky. †on the tinny luck: by a lucky chance. Cf. tin-arsed adj. at tin n. Compounds 2, tin n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > specifically of a person happya1387 lucky1478 well-starred1775 tinny1918 tin-arsed1937 the world > action or operation > prosperity > in prosperous condition [phrase] > fortunately > in or with good luck arse upwardsc1600 in luck1752 on the tinny luck1918 quids in1919 1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 7 June 205/1 Remarks are heard on the ‘tinny’ luck. 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 50 Tinny, lucky. 1947 I. Douglas Opportunity in Austral. 90 Tinny—lucky. 1951 D. W. Ballantyne in Landfall V. 168 And this one's yours, Edith. Hey, you're tinny, aren't you? 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand xvii. 229 He'll score because some people are tinny and always win. 1978 O. White Silent Reach xvii. 173 You'll have to be pretty tinny to pin down those blokes. < as lemmas |
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