| 单词 | shaky do |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshaky do e. shaky do [do n.1 1b] , a difficult or risky situation, a close shave. slang (originally R.A.F. slang). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness > precarious situation a matter of life and (also or) deatha1631 neck-question1655 touch and go1816 tightrope1858 razor-edge1861 shaky do1942 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path iii. 150 They had rather a shaky do last night. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 54 A shaky-do, any occurrence that has serious consequences or just escapes them. This may vary from a pilot temporarily losing control of his Whitley as a result of being hit by flak, to an erk who is out of station bounds without a pass and only just avoids a Service policeman. 1944 T. H. Wisdom Triumph over Tunisia ix. 79 No. 18 Squadron, which had been involved in many similar ‘Shaky do's’, was asked to lay on the raid. 1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches ii. vi. 244 The earth all round was kicked up by a burst from the plane's tail-gunner... ‘This,’ said the Australian, ‘is going to be a shaky do.’ < as lemmas |
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