| 单词 | squeaky bum time |
| 释义 | > as lemmassqueaky bum time squeaky bum time n. British colloquial (originally and chiefly in sporting contexts) a particularly tense period of time, esp. one leading up to the climax of a competition or event.The term was coined by Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of the Association Football club Manchester United, with reference to his team challenging for the title in the closing stages of the English Premier League (see quot. 2003). The phrase has been explained as a reference to the sound of someone shifting restlessly on plastic seating during tense closing stages of a contest. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun] suspensec1440 hover1513 dispense1562 depending1616 suspension1635 hanging-up1638 cliff-hanging1945 2003 Guardian 18 Mar. 34/3 [Quoting Sir Alex Ferguson] It's getting tickly now—squeaky-bum time, I call it. It's going to be an interesting few weeks. 2012 C. O'Connor & J. Doyle Christy xii. 159 From feeling fairly comfortable about making the team.., it was now squeaky bum time because I was almost certain to finish outside of the automatic places. 2018 Times 26 May 53/3 Two investor advisory outfits..have told shareholders to vote against [his] re-election to the board. Should a more influential adviser..produce the same advice, it'll be squeaky bum time. < as lemmas |
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