单词 | to do a —— number |
释义 | > as lemmasto do a —— number b. colloquial. to do a —— number and variants: to behave in the specified manner (frequently with the implication of predictable or habitual behaviour). ΚΠ 1968 R. Gover JC Saves 20 Soon's somebody say boo at 'em [sc. the police], gonna be doin they main number [i.e. shooting at people]. 1970 J. Didion Play it as it Lays ix. 42 We've been through this... We've done this number about fifty times. 1980 R. Rhodes Last Safari i. ii. 41 She did the garden-club number and the social number and she wasn't interested in his work. 1991 F. Cooper Jay Loves Lucy 124 We had this godawful evening... We did this whole fury number: I was pissed as a fart..and I just threw the lot at her. < as lemmas |
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