单词 | this is it |
释义 | > as lemmasthis is it P1. colloquial. this is it: the event previously spoken about or feared is about to happen. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [phrase] > this is it this is it1906 1906 Metrop. Mag. Feb. 572/1 ‘Wough, this is it!’ he said to himself. 1920 Lyceum Mag. May 31 Schools! This is it! 1942 Newsweek 27 July 23/3 Finucane tried to settle the rocking plane onto the water. It hit the waves, then sank like a rock. Just before, Paddy spoke into the two-way radio: ‘This is it, chaps.’ 1959 Sunday Times 5 Apr. 15/7 He heard the sound of countless aircraft overhead. This is it, he thought. 1978 T. Willis Buckingham Palace Connection ix. 179 ‘This is it, then.’ ‘Yep... Over the top and the best of luck.’ 2008 J. Armstrong & S. Bain Peep Show 2nd Ser. Episode 5. 114/2 This is it. I have entered the world of men. All I need is some beef jerky and somewhere to spit. < as lemmas |
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