| 单词 | to be gagging for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be gagging for intransitive. to be gagging for: to be desperate for, to require urgently.Originally with reference to air; subsequently also (slang, chiefly British) more widely, esp. in sexual contexts. to be gagging for it: to be desperate for sexual intercourse. ΚΠ 1942 C. Mytinger Headhunting in Solomon Islands ix. 65 Both spinners have choked the engine liberally, with the result that if there is any gasoline at all the engine is gagging for air. 1962 A. Sexton All my Pretty Ones 25 Didn't I die, blood running down the post, Lungs gagging for air. 1990 Viz Dec. 45/5 Join the army cos all the birds are gagging for squaddies. 1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) 71 I was going to point out that three potential eligible partners gagging for it plus half the house and the pension schemes wasn't exactly nothing, but I bit my tongue. 1998 Cycling & Mountain Biking Today Apr. 40/3 The best of the Brits are all gagging for a chance to show off their jumping skills. < as lemmas |
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