| 单词 | one for luck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone for luck one for luck n. an extra or supplementary action, object, etc.; (sometimes) spec. a supplementary, superfluous, or final act of violence; cf. for luck at Phrases 3c. ΚΠ 1812 Pancratia ii. 347 Crib smartly returned right and left on the head, and one for luck on the body. 1855 W. Hurton Doomed Ship xiv. 62 Jim drove his hatchet into the bear's skull, with the polite remark,—‘That's one for luck!’ 1881 St. Nicholas Mag. Apr. 474/1 Patsy selected thirteen that he thought would do—‘a dozen, and one for luck.’ 1914 Bookman June 425/2 He was planning to swat the ruler one for luck, and grab the army and the treasury. 1973 New Scientist 13 Dec. 799/3 He will have to sign six receipts: one for the headmaster, one for the district, one for the regency, one for the province, one for Jakarta, and one for luck. 2005 E. Morrison Last Bk. you Read 212 I light up, take a huge pull of the thing, hold it, then one for luck and hand it to her. < as lemmas |
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