| 单词 | there's a thing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthere's a thing P17. colloquial (chiefly British). there's a thing: used to indicate (frequently emphatically) that something is remarkable; (now usually more generally) expressing (mild) surprise. ΚΠ 1910 D. C. Calthrop Tinsel & Gold v. 41 ‘Now, there's a thing,’ she said, banging her strong hand on the table. 1928 W. McFee Pilgrims of Adversity viii. 106 ‘Now there's a thing,’ mused James... ‘Why did he curse those two boatmen in English when they were Spanish chaps and he knows their lingo?’ 1946 Times 5 Oct. 7/6 (advt.) Wool... Now there's a thing... Always in season, never too hot—never too cold. 1989 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (2000) II. 6th Ser. Episode 6. 127/1 Cassandra (Has picked up Del's voxphone). Oh that's a coincidence. My dad's just come home with one of these. Del. Has he? Oh well, there's a thing. Hope your mum's pleased. 1994 S. Dawson Forsytes (1996) i. iv. 31 There's a thing, now—never thought of the Forsytes as a paradigm! < as lemmas |
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