英语词汇“to do a number”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. U.S. colloquial (originally in African-American usage). to do a number (occasionally to lay a number): to act with destructive force or impact; to criticize or humiliate; (hence) to have a strong, usually adverse effect. Frequently with on.

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1968 H. Lit Unbelievable Dict. Hip Words 12 Do a number, to get mad; make a scene; to tell somebody off; blow your cool.

1972 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Sept. 93 There were about four or five cats doing a number on (beating hell out of) a Puerto Rican.

1974 Maclean's Nov. 19 I was on my own among male relatives, male bosses, male lovers who were all, at one time or another, doing numbers on me.

1982 S. Bellow Dean's December iv. 63 They did a number on Ridpath. They printed damaging statements.

1991 N. Baker U & I vii. 118 When Ada finally did arrive, Updike did such a number on it in his review that he felt compelled to explain..that he writes faster than he reads.

2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 6 Dec. Navigating bumpy dirt tracks and completing hairpin turns often does a number on shocks, tires, belts and other parts.

c. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to do (also pull, run) a number: to trick or cheat; to deceive. Usually with on.

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1971 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 June 95/1 To do a number: To affect someone, with the implication that it's in some devious manner.

1983 E. L. Sturz Widening Circles 9 He's running a number on us!

1992 N. Cohn Heart of World 77 The numbers we did. The scams we pulled.

1995 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 5 Mar. 17 Mr Palliser, who has already double-crossed the mystery genre, is now seen to be pulling a number on narrative and interpretation in general.

单词	to do a number
释义	> as lemmas to do a number a. U.S. colloquial (originally in African-American usage). to do a number (occasionally to lay a number): to act with destructive force or impact; to criticize or humiliate; (hence) to have a strong, usually adverse effect. Frequently with on. ΚΠ 1968 H. Lit Unbelievable Dict. Hip Words 12 Do a number, to get mad; make a scene; to tell somebody off; blow your cool. 1972 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Sept. 93 There were about four or five cats doing a number on (beating hell out of) a Puerto Rican. 1974 Maclean's Nov. 19 I was on my own among male relatives, male bosses, male lovers who were all, at one time or another, doing numbers on me. 1982 S. Bellow Dean's December iv. 63 They did a number on Ridpath. They printed damaging statements. 1991 N. Baker U & I vii. 118 When Ada finally did arrive, Updike did such a number on it in his review that he felt compelled to explain..that he writes faster than he reads. 2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 6 Dec. Navigating bumpy dirt tracks and completing hairpin turns often does a number on shocks, tires, belts and other parts. extracted from numbern. to do (also pull, run) a number c. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to do (also pull, run) a number: to trick or cheat; to deceive. Usually with on. ΚΠ 1971 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 June 95/1 To do a number: To affect someone, with the implication that it's in some devious manner. 1983 E. L. Sturz Widening Circles 9 He's running a number on us! 1992 N. Cohn Heart of World 77 The numbers we did. The scams we pulled. 1995 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 5 Mar. 17 Mr Palliser, who has already double-crossed the mystery genre, is now seen to be pulling a number on narrative and interpretation in general. extracted from numbern. < as lemmas
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