| 单词 | to drop name |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drop (a person's) name to drop (a person's) name: to mention the name of a famous or prominent person casually, in order to impress others. to drop names: to indulge in name-dropping, esp. habitually.Cf. name-drop v., name-dropping n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > name-dropping > name-drop [verb (intransitive)] name-drop1945 to drop (a person's) name1947 1947 Winona (Minnesota) Republican-Herald 25 Jan. 7/2 Many people..make the mistake of dropping names like Bing Crosby or Tom Breneman, which are far too heavy for the average beginner. 1955 J. D. Salinger in New Yorker 29 Jan. 30/3 There's an unwritten law that people in a certain social or financial bracket can name-drop as much as they like just as long as they say something terribly disparaging about the person as soon as they've dropped his name. 2016 Daily Tel. 12 May 24/1 After arriving in town, Bobby seeks out employment from his uncle Phil.., a bulldoggy agent who doesn't so much drop names as scatter them like confetti. < as lemmas |
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