| 单词 | that dog won't hunt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthat dog won't hunt P22. North American colloquial. that dog won't hunt and variants: used to express the opinion that a particular plan or approach will not succeed. Cf. that cock won't fight at cock n.1 and int. Phrases 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [phrase] that cock won't fight1789 that dog won't hunt1912 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > be inexpedient [phrase] that cock won't fight1789 that dog won't hunt1912 1912 Times (Tuttle, Oklahoma) 20 Sept. No, no, Maxwell, you can't be for Roosevelt and carry Mr. Taft at the head of your paper and make the people believe it. The dog won't hunt. The people are not fools. 1933 T. Williamson Woods Colt xi. 148 That feller is jest naturally a fool for the lack of sense, a-tryin' to mix whiskey an' lyin'. He ort t' of knowed that dog won't hunt. 1978 Newsweek (Nexis) 24 Apr. 30 When he hears what he considers to be a bad idea, he is apt to snap, ‘that dog won't hunt.’ 2019 @ZZinTX 16 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) We're damned sick and tired of you people pissing on our leg and trying to tell us it's raining! That dog don't hunt anymore! < as lemmas |
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