| 单词 | to cause a riot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cause a riot P4. Originally and chiefly U.S. hyperbolically. to cause a riot: to attract attention or incite protest or controversy. ΚΠ 1872 J. L. Templer Poems 49 At tea they chat, though now and then a jaw Will interrupt their peace, and cause a riot. Kell, blubbering, says, ‘'Tis so’; whilst Jack cries, ‘Pshaw, You nothing know’. 1889 Boston Globe 13 Nov. 2/2 Criticisms of the Sunday newspaper are mostly unfair... There are the various departments for men, women, and children, any one of which if left out would cause a riot in the community. 1921 Judge 24 Sept. 24/3 Gladys is causing a riot with her extra short skirt. 1963 A. Baraka Blues People x. 144 Bessie Smith was still causing riots in Chicago and..young Louis Armstrong was on his way to New York to join the Fletcher Henderson band. 1997 G. Oldman Nil by Mouth 25 Hasn't even got through breakfast, and he's caused a riot. 2006 M. Lupica Miracle on 49th Street xi. 85 Somehow walking in Beacon Hill with him dressed like he was, stocking cap pulled down tight, looking like a bit of a slob, didn't cause a riot. < as lemmas |
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