| 单词 | that's the stuff |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthat's the stuff (to give them, also to give the troops) e. In phrase that's the stuff (to give them, also to give the troops): expressing complete agreement with or approval of an act, sentiment, etc. ΚΠ 1896 W. A. White in Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 15 Aug. That's the stuff! Give the prosperous man the dickens. 1919 Punch 16 Apr. 308/2 That's the stuff to give 'em. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves xi. 116 Really? I say, heartiest congratulations. That's the stuff to give the troops, what? 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iv. 115 ‘I'd like a drop o' tea with some rum in it, good old sergeant-major's.’ ‘That's the stuff, mate,’ said Fred. that's the stuff (to give them or to give the troops) f. that's the stuff (to give them or to give the troops): that is what is particularly appropriate to the situation, that is what is required. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suitable or appropriate [phrase] > exactly like a tansy1619 bang up1819 that's the stuff (to give them or to give the troops)1923 1923 ‘Bartimeus’ Seaways vii. 98 George Grayson and his Flock of Fascinating Flappers presents a screaming farce: The Giddy Governess! That's the stuff to give the troops! 1927 Daily Express 13 Oct. 12 That, if one may be pardoned the colloquialism, was the stuff to give them. 1942 H. C. Bailey Dead Man's Shoes xiv. 63 ‘A new married man with a lovely wife spends half the night with a police inspector he meets by chance! That's not the stuff to give the troops.’.. ‘No, it don't sound natural.’ 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. vii. 46 ‘We're always glad to have suggestions from anybody.’ ‘That's the stuff,’ said Mr. Ogmore. 1977 P. D. James Death of Expert Witness ii. i. 53 Inspector Blakelock..was always ready for his tea... ‘That's the stuff to give the troops,’ he would invariably say. < as lemmas |
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