| 单词 | to be onto plums |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be onto plums P3. Scottish. onto (also on to) plums: in a situation where no positive outcome is possible; out of luck. Usually in to be onto plums. [Perhaps with reference to playing on a fruit machine, where a result of three plums in a row is not remunerative.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] > suffering misfortune out of luck1740 down on one's luck1823 he (also she, you, etc.) must have killed a Chinaman1885 shit out of luck1934 onto (also on to) plums1991 1991 ‘Dawson’ (title of record) Barf market: you're ontae plums. 1996 uk.music.rave 9 Aug. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 18 June 2020) Hi-foil house clubs tend not to allow the display of intercostal development, so you would be onto plums, if admiration of a well toned male torso is your thang. 2010 L. Welsh Naming Bones (2011) xxi. 233 ‘I was hoping to interview him.’ ‘Aye, well, unless you're planning on following him down into the eternal beer cellar, I'd say you were onto plums.’ < as lemmas |
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