| 单词 | to come the acid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come the acid P2. British slang (originally Army slang). to come the acid (also to come the old acid): to behave in an unpleasant, aggressive, or overbearing manner; to speak in a sarcastic or caustic way. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > use caustic or ironic ridicule [verb (intransitive)] quip1542 slent1567 quib1580 quirk1596 jerk1611 ironize1638 to Lucian it1655 iron1813 skit1821 to come the acid1917 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > become sour [verb (intransitive)] > behave or speak sourly or bitterly to come the acid1917 1917 Londoner (1/25th Battalion, London Regiment) May 5/1 Led poor ole Pip a nell of a life he did, but my word, let anyone else try to come the acid on Pip and wasn't there a schemozzle, not half! 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 286 ‘Coming the acid’, boasting; lying about something. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 3 Coming the acid, stretching the truth; making oneself unpleasant; trying to pass on a duty; exaggerating one's authority. 1939 H. Hodge Cab, Sir? xviii. 259 Any attempt to ‘come the acid’, so far from frightening the cabman, will probably result in the cabman's giving him a little fatherly advice. 1953 ‘H. Cecil’ Nat. Causes vii. 95 Why come the old acid? Not even a ‘sit down, old man—’. 1980 S. McConville in L. Michaels & C. B. Ricks State of Lang. 527 Don't come the acid. Have six moon for being flash. 2001 P. McAuley Whole Wide World 241 Don't come the acid. I'm chipped, mate, can't even take a piss without them knowing. < as lemmas |
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